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ONE Hires Elizabeth Hoffman as North America Executive Director

The ONE Campaign, the global advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono to fight extreme poverty and preventable diseases, has hired Elizabeth Hoffman as its new Executive Director for North America

Gavi: 18.8 Million Lives Saved by Investments in Global Health

A new report found immunizations provided by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helped save 1.3 million lives from preventable disease in 2023. Gavi has prevented a total of 18.8 million deaths since 2000.  

Proof That Aid Works: Report Shows 65 Million Lives Saved From Preventable Diseases

According to a new report from The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, investments in the fight against the three preventable diseases have saved a total of 65 million lives and cut the combined death rate by 61% since 2002.

Senate SFOPS bill a step in the right direction

The ONE Campaign released the following statement on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs’ (SFOPS) FY2025 appropriations bill. With the inclusion of emergency funding, the $61.61 billion bill would be a 5.6% increase from the enacted FY24 foreign assistance appropriations bill.

ONE Applauds Advancement of Legislation to Reauthorize the BUILD Act

he ONE Campaign released the following statement on H.R. 8926, the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2024, which seeks to reauthorize the BUILD Act.

ONE Applauds 5-Year US Pledge to Gavi  

The United States will pledge at least $1.58 billion over the next five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the critically important global health program ensuring children are protected from preventable disease.  

ONE Warns Against Dangerous Cuts to Foreign Assistance in House Bill

The ONE Campaign released the following statement on the House Fiscal Year 2025 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill.

G7 Share of Aid to Africa at 50-year Low

Ahead of the G7 meeting in Italy, analysis from The ONE Campaign finds that the G7 and EU Institution’s share of aid going to Africa is at its lowest point since 1973.

ONE Statement on Passage of Supplemental Humanitarian Assistance

The bill includes more than $9.2 billion in humanitarian and food assistance funding to respond to urgent crises around the world.

Debt service payments outpacing aid, investments in developing countries

Global net financial transfers to developing countries have fallen to their lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis, according to new analysis from The ONE Campaign.

ONE Statement on FY2024 Foreign Assistance Funding Bill

The ONE Campaign released the following statement on the text of the final Fiscal Year 2024 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which includes a 6% cut to the overall foreign assistance budget.

ONE Statement on President Biden’s FY25 Budget Request 

The ONE Campaign released the following statement on President Biden’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2025