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ONE Responds to UK pledge to share 100m doses
Ahead of the G7, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to share 100million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. While this is laudable, the plan does not go fast enough to help end the pandemic, says Lis Wallace.
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Summit signals crunch time in global vaccine race
“No excuses left” as G7 leaders gather at Carbis Bay With the leaders of the G7 group of advanced economies preparing to meet in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic, global activists have urged them not to waste this critical opportunity to revitalise the race to get COVID-19 vaccines around…
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ONE reacts to the European Parliament adoption of the Global Europe Instrument
Brussels – Today the European Parliament approved the EU’s Global Europe Instrument also known as NDICI (The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument). Emily Wigens, EU Director at The ONE Campaign, reacted: “With a limited budget, it is vital every Euro in the new Global Europe instrument delivers development outcomes where needs are greatest. It…
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ONE responds to Prime Minister’s push for world vaccination by end of 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his ambition that G7 leaders rally behind a global effort to “vaccinate the world” by the end of 2022, but we need concrete details of timing and a commitment that these doses will be shared by the end of this year.
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ONE reacts to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting
Our response to today’s G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting: “if [they]were really serious about limiting the economic fallout of the pandemic, they would need to move faster and do more to support vulnerable countries.”
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ONE appoints Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi and Professor Alexander Stubb to the organisation’s board
The ONE Campaign is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Jackie Chimhanzi and Professor Alexander Stubb to the organisation’s Board of Directors.
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We’re still playing catch up on a global response to the crisis – ONE reaction to the Global Health Summit
Brussels – Today, EU leaders at the Global Held summit organised by the G20 Presidency and the European Commission pledged a strong package of announcements to get the world closer to end this pandemic. Jenny Ottenhoff, senior policy director at the ONE Campaign, said: “We have seen some important new commitments today that show the…
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UK backs sharing COVID-19 vaccines now to prevent new strains from emerging
New polling released today shows UK public support for sharing doses of COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries now to help prevent new strains emerging in places that are unable to access the vaccine.
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ONE response to G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ meeting: Good news for education is undermined by UK cuts
Today, Foreign and Development Ministers of the G7 countries committed to targets to boost girls’ education. This is an important step in addressing the global learning crisis. However, the Government has set itself these goals against the backdrop of cutting UK aid, potentially thwarting progress at the outset and sending a damaging signal in the same year as Britain is hosting the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) replenishment .
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393 million children unable to read: The world’s shocking lost potential
LONDON, 26 April 2021: More than 393 million children have failed to gain the basic literacy skills at age 10 since world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, according to a new analysis tool launched today. The Lost Potential Tracker — created by the ONE Campaign, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and…
