With more than 107 million COVID-19 cases worldwide, more contagious strains evolving at an alarming speed from the UK to Brazil, and recent shortages of vaccines supplies, we are now at a tipping point in the fight against COVID-19.
The only one way out of this pandemic is to get vaccines, tests, and treatments to every corner of the planet. Simply vaccinating European citizens won’t work. If vaccines are not available to everyone, everywhere, more resistant variants could develop and...
This pandemic has been as devastating to lives and livelihoods as any war. And yet the world has failed to mobilize the money, the tools, and the political leadership we would muster if we faced a world-wide conflict.
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, the impact is stunning: it has claimed almost 2.5 million lives, shattering families and communities, and left huge holes in the lives of many millions more. The virus has infected almost 110 million...
COVID-19 has laid bare a blatant double standard: the world’s wealthiest countries play by one set of rules and the world’s poorest countries by another. G20 governments have spent trillions to keep their economies afloat, while others have been left without the necessary support to weather the storm. The needs are immense. As many as 150 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2021 and many countries are facing a cash crunch. However, the G20 has failed...
Our supporters do an amazing job of spreading the ONE mission, from tweeting politicians to attending rallies to filming videos of themselves and sharing on social media. On the last one of these, we’ve got some new additions that can add a little something extra to your videos – two brand new Instagram filters!
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The ‘Interactive Filter’ gives you a camera frame to perfectly centre your face with different flickering and flashing effects – just tap to choose your...
This year’s Nordic Council annual session, held between 24-30 October, is more important than ever before. Of course, this year it will look a little different, with meetings taking place online and the number of debates limited. However, it remains an important time in the region’s political calendar.
This year UN Secretary-General António Guterres will join the conversation about COVID-19’s impact on the Nordic region, as well as the world.
The Nordic Council facilitates greater cooperation between Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway,...
Last week, G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors decided to extend the debt service suspension initiative (DSSI) until the end of June 2021, accepting that more must be done to help the world’s most vulnerable countries. They also agreed to a new initiative that would go further on debt relief – including by bringing private-sector creditors into the fold.
The World Bank also announced that it will consider providing more emergency COVID-19 relief, although, unfortunately, it would not suspend...
As the world continues to battle coronavirus, the pandemic is wreaking havoc on the economies of the poorest countries and could push millions of people into hunger and poverty.
Governments desperately need money to fund emergency plans but are faced with the impossible choice of saving lives or making debt repayments. We can do something about it.
But what of the people that will be profoundly affected by the decisions world leaders make? We asked our Global Activists how the pandemic...
In her first annual address to the European Parliament, President Ursula von der Leyen accomplished something few of her predecessors have managed to achieve: she was crystal clear. No lofty rhetoric. No mild-mannered circles around delicate topics.
On a list of issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic response, to dealing with China, to fighting racism in Europe, President von der Leyen sent a strong, blunt and consistent message – the global system is breaking down, and we are...
The EU could help the poorest countries of the world to recover from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic by taxing financial transactions, both on and off the stock exchange.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only health consequences: it is likely to be followed by the worst economic crisis in almost a century. Tax revenues have fallen dramatically in many countries. Worldwide, this crisis could push an additional 100 million people into extreme poverty and leave 270 million people facing...
ONE’s team in Brussels is working at the heart of the European institutions, campaigning and influencing decision-makers to keep on advancing the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases. Here’s what’s keeping the team and our global activists across Europe busy.
1. The EU’s seven-year budget
The EU’s seven-year budget, also known as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), has kept the Brussels team occupied, with more than two years of relentless campaigning. On 21 July at a European Council summit that...