Media Centre
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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 to this, Brandon Locke, Policy & Advocacy Manager at the anti-poverty group, ONE, said: “Development aid should not come with conditions linked to political objectives…
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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.
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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.
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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 default on its debt repayments over the weekend, and a disappointing statement from the G20 previewing their “Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI”,…
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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 to end the pandemic is far from over. Warning signs are clear that the world’s richest countries have already secured over half of the anticipated supply…
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“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 be the first country to default on its debt since the start of the pandemic, but it certainly won’t be the last if international creditors…
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“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 utterly disappointing. The Common Framework could have changed the game for countries navigating the impossible choices between repaying their debt or fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, especially…
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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 the envelope decided by heads of state or government at their summit in July. ONE’s sources confirmed that this includes an increase of €1bn for the…
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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 on the Bank’s decision to not suspend debt service payments for the world’s poorest countries — a critical tool that could help the world’s most vulnerable…
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“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 principle a new Common Framework approach, the ONE Campaign highlights the crucial need to suspend debt payments until the end of 2021. Dr David McNair, ONE’s Executive…
