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ONE welcomes calls for suspension of patents on COVID vaccines

The ONE Campaign welcomes comments from Franz-Werner Haas, CEO of German pharmaceutical company CureVac, calling for a suspension of vaccine patents and IP restrictions to help accelerate the speed…

NEW POLL: “Red Wall” voters reject ‘vaccine nationalism’

New polling shows that the majority of people in Red Wall constituencies reject ‘vaccine nationalism’ and instead support fair access to vaccines and a global approach to end the COVID-19 pandemic for good.

NEW POLL: Brits see global approach as key to ending pandemic

New Polling from the ONE Campaign shows that British public believe that an international plan to end the pandemic is key to the UK’s economic recovery, and that vaccines need to be distributed internationally in an equitable manner.

ONE welcomes the EU’s long-term budget deal

Brussels – In reaction to the European Parliament’s consent to the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), Emily Wigens, EU Director at The ONE Campaign, reacted: “After more than 2…

ONE sounds the alarm on the cost of delaying the approval of the aid budget

Brussels – Amid signals that the negotiations for the Neighbourhood, Development, and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) may be pushed into 2021, ONE is reminding all parties of the serious…

“A TANTALISING GLIMPSE OF THE POSSIBLE” Debate on IP waiver raises prospect of accelerating the end of COVID-19 pandemic

ONE statement on debate at the World Trade Organisation about certain IP protections known as Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) could be temporarily waived in relation to COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments.

Call to protect the EU’s Anti-Corruption Instrument: Open Company Registers

Brussels – On International Anti-Corruption Day 2020, 101 leading transparency, anti-corruption and open data organisations along with investigative journalists from across Europe have called on the European Commission and…

EU-Africa High Level group launch of a new Africa Europe Foundation

The Africa Europe Foundation, a partnership between ONE, Friends of Europe, The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and the African Climate Foundation, aims to help shape political commitments and partnership towards the fight against poverty.

ONE responds to news of Pfizer/BioNTech UK vaccine approval, warns rich countries must not hoard vaccines at expense of poor

Today’s good news about the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine being approved is also a reminder that rich countries must not hoard the vaccine at the expense of the poor, or it risks prolonging the pandemic

ONE sounds the alarm: the European Parliament supports making development aid conditional to migration control

Brussels – The European Parliament voted in favour yesterday of a report on “Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid” which makes development aid conditional to migration control. In reaction…

ONE responds to cuts to UK aid budget in Chancellor’s Spending Review

If nothing else, 2020 has served as a wake-up call about the importance of addressing global challenges. Today’s announcement suggests that the British Government didn’t get the message.

ONE Campaign statement on proposed cuts to UK aid

Proposed cuts to UK aid would undermine the UK’s international standing, but also pose a risk to people both at home and abroad.