Press Releases
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ONE Applauds Commitments to End AIDS, TB, Malaria
Global Fund conference “A historic moment, but more work to be done” NEW YORK – Today, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria secured US$14.25 billion in commitments from donors around the world at its Seventh Replenishment Conference. Although this is the largest amount ever raised by the Global Fund, it is…
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World fails to meet equitable vaccination goal
Global COVID fight, plagued by inequity, misses UNGA 2022 mile marker NEW YORK– As the United Nations General Assembly commences, data shows that world leaders have fallen well short of their goal to vaccinate 70% of the population across all income levels. At the Global COVID Summit hosted by President Biden in September 2021, world…
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Is the Red Ribbon fraying?
WASHINGTON– As President Biden prepares to host the Seventh Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the ONE Campaign released new analysis showing what’s at stake if donors do not provide the resources needed to recover lost ground due to COVID-19 and other crises. To get efforts to end AIDS and…
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The world’s deadliest animal is right outside
NEW YORK– Ahead of the seventh replenishment conference Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hosted by President Biden next week, the ONE Campaign is putting on a first-of-its-kind audio installation on the streets of New York using the only thing more annoying than a mosquito’s bite – its buzz. On Friday, September 16,…
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Mash a mosquito to help beat malaria
WASHINGTON– The ONE Campaign debuted a new game to educate people about the “world’s deadliest animal” and encourage players to join the fight to end malaria. In the world of Mash-quito, players race to squish the insects that carry the life-threatening disease while avoiding the friendly birds (see screenshots below). The game is designed to…
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ONE Statement on Dr. Anthony Fauci
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign released the following statement in response to the announcement that Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December 2022. “It’s been a privilege & honor to work with Tony Fauci for over 20 years,” said Gayle Smith, CEO…
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ONE reacts to Biden administration’s US-Africa Strategy
WASHINGTON– The ONE Campaign released the following statement on the Biden administration’s US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, announced today by Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Pretoria, South Africa. Tom Hart, President of ONE, said: “We applaud the Biden administration for renewing the US commitment with Sub-Saharan African countries. The converging global crises of debt,…
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ONE Campaign responds to latest UNAIDS report on global AIDS epidemic
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign today responded to a new report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) showing that progress in the fight against AIDS has slowed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global crises. The new data shows that after years in decline, HIV/AIDS infections are rising in…
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The 10 toughest places to feed a family
WASHINGTON– As a convergence of global crises sends food prices skyrocketing, new analysis from the ONE Campaign highlights the 10 toughest places around the world to feed a family. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN’s food prices index has reached its highest level ever, up 30 percent. On top of conflict, aftershocks of the…
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New analysis ahead of G7 on cost of failed pledges & converging crises
WASHINGTON – Ahead of the G7 meeting in Germany, new analysis from the ONE Campaign shows the G7 failed to meet seven key pledges leaders made in 2021 to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftershocks. This includes a failure to meet its pledge to provide resources for low and low-middle income countries to…