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ONE urges the G20 to be more ambitious with their Common Framework proposal
As G20 Finance Ministers gather for the last time this year, Dr David McNair, ONE’s Global Policy Director, warned time is running out for the world’s poorest countries.
Following Zambia’s…
ONE reacts to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial
Reacting to the new Moderna vaccine trial being nearly 95% effective, Jenny Ottenhoff, Senior Policy Director at the ONE Campaign said:
“This is extremely good news, but the fight…
“A LOSE-LOSE SITUATION” – ONE RESPONDS TO ZAMBIA’S DEFAULT
In response to the news that Zambia will become the first African nation to default on its loans since the pandemic, Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE’s Africa Executive Director, said:
“Zambia may…
“UTTERLY DISAPPOINTING” – ONE reacts to the G20 Common Framework
Following the news that the G20 countries have endorsed the Common Framework, Dr David McNair, ONE’s Global Policy Director, warned the agreement lacked ambition.
He said: “Today’s announcement is…
ONE reacts to new deal on the EU’s long term budget
Following the latest round of talks between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council, EU decision-makers reached an agreement worth €16bn on the EU’s next long-term budget, increasing…
ONE Campaign reacts to World Bank Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON — In response to today’s announcement by the World Bank that it will consider issuing a supplemental of emergency COVID-19 relief, The ONE Campaign released the below statement…
“IT DIDN’T GO FAR ENOUGH” – ONE response to the G20 Finance Ministers meeting
Following today’s announcement that G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors decided to extend the debt service suspension initiative for the world’s poorest countries until the end of June 2021, and agreed in…
World’s poorest countries fighting COVID-19 with both hands tied behind their backs
New analysis from the ONE Campaign warns that the world’s poorest countries could be denied $51 billion to help fight COVID-19 if international creditors refuse to offer a temporary…
ONE responds to news that COVID-19 may push 150 million people into extreme poverty
In response to the World Bank’s Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020: Reversals of Fortune report that COVID-19 may push 150 million people into extreme poverty, Gayle Smith, CEO and…
Global crises demand strengthened cooperation and solidarity
The ONE Campaign, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe, CONCORD, Cooperatives Europe, the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN), the European Peacebuilding Liaison…
TOO MANY LAGGARDS AND NOT ENOUGH LEADERS
New Tracker Shows World Still Lagging On Vaccine Access – ONE launches new Vaccine Access Tracker, as CEO Gayle Smith speaks at UN event
ONE responds to news that world has passed 1 million deaths due to COVID-19
“This milestone is far more than a simple statistic. It represents a million separate tragedies – a million lives cut short and a million families left to cope.”