Press Releases
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ONE welcomes Biden budget proposal, which includes an 11.9% increase for State & International Operations
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign issued the below statement today following the release of President Biden’s skinny budget request for Fiscal Year 2022, which contains a 11.9% increase for State and International Operations and marks a stark departure from recent presidential budget proposals. President Trump’s final budget request for FY21 included a roughly 20% cut to State…
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Statement on Gayle Smith appointment to US State Department
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken named Gayle E. Smith as Coordinator for Global COVID Response & Health Security at the US State Department. While Gayle Smith, currently President and CEO of The ONE Campaign, is on temporary assignment to the State Department, Tom Hart, currently Executive Director, North America at ONE…
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ONE welcomes Biden COVAX pledging moment, urges administration to share excess vaccine doses
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement on the news that the Biden administration intends to host the investment opportunity launch that will kick off fundraising leading up to Gavi/COVAX’s upcoming pledging summit. Tom Hart, North America executive director at The ONE Campaign: “Today’s announcement, coupled with the $4 billion commitment the United States made…
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Global health organizations push Biden to share excess COVID-19 vaccine doses with world’s poorest, issue warning on global vaccine access crisis
WASHINGTON — Over 30 leading development and global health organizations have sent a letter to President Biden sounding the alarm about the global vaccine access crisis and the need for the United States to share its excess COVID-19 vaccine doses with those countries in greatest need. To date, the United States has secured over 550…
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Bono, Penélope Cruz, David Oyelowo, Kumail Nanjiani, Phoebe Robinson, and more to star in ‘Pandemica,’ ONE Campaign’s animated series to raise awareness of vaccine access crisis
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign, the global health and anti-poverty organization co-founded by Bono, today launched “Pandemica,” an animated series created to raise awareness of the critical importance of global vaccine access in ending the pandemic. The series features characters voiced by Patrick Adams, Samuel Arnold, Bono, Connie Britton, Penélope Cruz, Meg Donnelly, Danai Gurira,…
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ONE welcomes IMF’s decision to back $650 billion in SDRs
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign, the global anti-poverty organization co-founded by Bono, released the below statement following the news that the IMF Executive Board’s support for considering a new allocation of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, said: “One year into the pandemic, we’re finally…
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ONE applauds record investment in defeating global COVID-19 pandemic in supplemental
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement today applauding the record global response funding that’s in the COVID-19 emergency supplemental, an important step towards reaching the resources needed in order to help the world’s most vulnerable navigate the health, economic and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19. President Biden is expected to sign the bill today…
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ONE reacts to Biden’s plan to buy more excess vaccine doses while the world faces a vaccine access crisis
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement following the news that the Biden administration plans to purchase an additional 100 million vaccines from Johnson & Johnson. According to recent analysis from ONE, prior to today’s announcement, the US had already purchased over 453 million excess vaccine doses that global health experts believe should…
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Ahead of Blinken’s national security speech, ONE warns US risks losing vaccine diplomacy influence
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s speech previewing the Biden administration’s national security strategy, particularly as it relates to countering China. While low-income countries struggle to acquire COVID-19 vaccines, China has made vaccine diplomacy a top priority, pledging millions of vaccines to poorer nations. Meanwhile, the Biden…
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ONE applauds global response funding in COVID-19 supplemental
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign today applauded the global response funding that was included in the House’s COVID-19 emergency supplemental, a critical step towards reaching the resources needed in order to help the world’s most vulnerable navigate the health, economic and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19. Earlier this week, over 175 global poverty and health advocates…
