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ONE welcomes the appointment of David M. Sassoli as President of the European Parliament
On behalf of its 2 million members in Europe, ONE welcomes the appointment of David M. Sassoli as President of the European Parliament. Friederike Röder, EU and France Director at ONE, said: “From passing transformative transparency legislation helping citizens hold governments to account for revenues from oil, gas and mining in Africa, to protecting and…
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ONE Responds to UK pledge to the Global Fund
Today, the British Government announced its pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM). The UK will contribute [GBP] £1.4 billion to GFATM, demonstrating Britain’s continuing support for this life-saving organisation. This will go towards the Fund’s overall target of [USD] $14 billion that, if fulfilled, will help save 16 million…
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ONE welcomes Health Ministers’ declaration of support for Global Fund
Paris, 17 May 2019. At the G7 health ministerial in Paris, G7 health ministers agreed to commit to support the success of the Sixth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Health ministers also set out their desire to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of the Global Fund’s programs. Friederike Röder,…
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ONE reacts to the Foreign Affairs Council of Development Ministers
Brussels – The Foreign Affairs Council of Development Ministers adopted today conclusions on the 2019 EU development aid targets. The EU and its member states maintain their position as the largest aid provider, however, EU ODA dropped 2% compared to 2017. Friederike Röder, ONE’s EU and France director, reacts: “The Council is urging the EU…
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Reaction to the G7 gender ministerial – 130 million girls out of school, nearly 1000 women infected with HIV every day
PARIS – Today, the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC), a consultative G7 body, presented its declaration on gender equality to key gender ministers in the run-up to the G7 in Biarritz. Members of the Gender Equality Advisory Council include Emma Watson, Alice Albright (Global Partnership for Education), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (UN Women), Denis Mukwege (Nobel Prize)…
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ONE calls G7 leaders to turn promises into real progress on gender equality
This week, the G7 gender ministerial will be held in Paris. It will be preceded by the civil society event W7 (Women7) and the publication of the recommendations of the Gender Equality Advisory Committee, a consultative G7 body. Friederike Röder, ONE’s EU and France director, calls on ministers to be bold: “When they meet this…
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ONE: “G7 needs radical change to stay relevant, starting with Foreign Ministers”
On the eve of the first G7 ministerial meeting under France’s presidency, ONE calls on G7 Foreign Affairs ministers to prove that multilateralism is still relevant in the fight against inequality. Friederike Röder, ONE’s EU and France Director said: “The G7 Foreign Affairs Ministers are the first to meet this year, the outcome of their…
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Former ONE Campaign staff attend private meeting with members of ONE Leadership and Board in Johannesburg, South Africa
Former staff from the ONE Campaign’s South Africa office met with the organization’s co-founder, Bono, as well as ONE CEO Gayle Smith, ONE Board Chair Tom Freston, and ONE Africa Executive Director Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo in Johannesburg, South Africa to discuss past work practices and their employment conditions in ONE’s Johannesburg office between 2011-2015.
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Dati OCSE: ONE allarmata per il calo dell’aiuto pubblico allo sviluppo italiano
Roma, 10 aprile 2019 – Oggi il Comitato per l’aiuto allo sviluppo (DAC) dell’Organizzazione per la Cooperazione e lo Sviluppo Economico (OCSE) ha pubblicato i dati preliminari sull’aiuto pubblico allo sviluppo (APS) relativi al 2018. Dopo una tendenza al rialzo che ha visto l’APS italiano aumentare dal 2012 al 2017, nel 2018 si è registrato…
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Global aid falls in 2018: The EU should be stepping up, not walking away
Global aid has fallen for the second year in a row, according to new data released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC), who today published preliminary Official Development Assistance (ODA) figures for 2018. Overall ODA was $153 billion [USD], under the new ‘grant equivalent’ methodology (1). However, when…
