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ONE and Bono warn urgent action needed to meet Global Fund replenishment target
Today, [Friday, 11 January], The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria announced it is seeking $14 billion to continue its life-saving work for the next three years. If it meets this goal, the Fund could help save 16 million lives between 2021-2023.
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ONE warns that global aid is stalling despite African countries’ increasing need
Sara Harcourt, Senior Policy Director at ONE, said: “It is alarming to start 2019 with the confirmation that global aid is stalling, when needs in the poorest countries are exponentially increasing.” The OECD final figures show that some donors are not prioritising their commitments to ending poverty by 2030. In Africa, home to more than…
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Europe’s global leadership is at stake over its next long term budget
Brussels – Ahead of the European Council on 13-14 December 2018, ONE is calling on EU leaders to prioritize development aid in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) which will be discussed for the first time by heads of state in Brussels. The EU’s seven-year budget will take us to three years before the 2030…
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ONE reveals 32.5 million children could go to school per year if the EU aid budget is increased
ONE’s brief, An EU budget that invest in potential, reveals that if half of an EU aid budget of €140bn was spent on education, health and social needs in the least developed countries and fragile states in Africa this could deliver: Access to pre-primary, primary, and lower-secondary education to 32.5 million children per year (almost…
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ONE welcomes the European Parliament’s commitment to end poverty and lead on the Sustainable Development Agenda
Brussels – The European Parliament voted to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to achieve the 0.7% of GNI to development aid in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) at the Plenary session at Strasbourg. The amendment to include a mention of 0.7% GNI/ODA in the European Parliament’s MFF Interim report received an overwhelming support from the Plenary.…
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ONE calls the European Parliament to put the EU on track to end extreme poverty
Brussels – The European Parliament will vote on the Interim Report on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) on Wednesday 14 November. Ahead of the Parliament’s Plenary session, ONE is calling the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to allocate 0.7% of GNI to development aid (ODA) and put the EU…
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Troubling message for global health at Global Financing Facility replenishment
OSLO, Norway — Donor governments and key partners today pledged US$1 billion at the replenishment conference for the World Bank’s Global Financing Facility, which aims to partner with 50 low-income countries to prevent more than 5 million mothers and children from dying from preventable conditions. Organisers had set a target of US$2 billion. The ONE Campaign, the…
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EU leaders fail to look beyond migration
Brussels – EU leaders gathered in Brussels on 18th October for the European Council. The ONE Campaign released the following statement responding to the Council conclusions: Friederike Röder, EU and France Director at The ONE Campaign, said in response to the Council conclusions: “EU leaders are once again being short sighted when looking to our…
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It’s time to move from words to actions on an equal partnership with Africa
ONE calls EU leaders to increase aid in the EU’s next long-term budget Brussels – Ahead of the next European Council meeting on 17-18 October, ONE is calling EU leaders to start building up a new partnership with Africa on equal footing. One key element to set off this partnership is that EU leaders commit to…
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“A great day for global health”: ONE welcomes WHO’s Global Action Plan presented at World Health Summit
Berlin, 16 October 2018. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) presented its Global Action Plan (GAP) at the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin. It represents the start of processes in which everyone in global health is to jointly work on a roadmap until September 2019 to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 (a healthy life…