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ONE welcomes IMF Special Drawing Rights plan
WASHINGTON DC – The ONE Campaign released the following statement reacting to the news that the IMF Executive Board is expected to advance a USD 650 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) proposal to boost global liquidity and aid economic recovery from the pandemic. David McNair, ONE’s Executive Director, Global Policy said: “This is a welcome…
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Civil society organisations call the EU to share all COVID-19 excess doses
Brussels – Responding to the leaked draft Council Conclusions of the European Council on 24-25 June and following a dud vaccine deal by the G7, anti-poverty group The ONE Campaign, Global Citizen, and the Pandemic Action Network are calling EU leaders to share all Covid-19 excess doses, develop a Global Roadmap to Vaccinate the World…
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ONE responds to joint GPE pledge announced at G7 Summit
Today, G7 and EU leaders have agreed on a joint pledge of $2.75 billion ahead of the upcoming Global Partnership for Education (GPE) replenishment conference, far below the requested 70% ($3.5 billion) of the $5 billion ask. Reacting to the announcement, Edwin Ikhuoria, ONE Africa’s Executive Director, said: “$2.75 billion is a start, but G7…
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ONE Responds to final day of Carbis Bay G7
ONE’s global and UK responses to the final day of the Carbis Bay G7 Summit in Cornwall
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ONE Responds to G7 Pandemic Preparedness Plan
The G7’s plan on Pandemic Preparedness has a lot to like. But we must keep focus on the challenge in front of us right now.
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ONE responds to UK GPE pledge
Today the UK will announce it’s pledge to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), which it will co-host in July. The pledge itself (£430 million) is significant, however this is contrasted against the context of aid cuts, which involves significant cuts to other areas of education spending, and has lessened the UK’s diplomatic influence. Lis…
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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.