Press Releases
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100 advocates head to Capitol Hill to support global fight against HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow on Capitol Hill 100 advocates from The ONE Campaign, a global advocacy organization co-founded by activist and U2 lead singer Bono, will meet with lawmakers and urge them to support the fight to end HIV/AIDS. The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – or PEPFAR – was created in 2003 to…
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ONE Statement on the Appointment of Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign released the following statement responding to news that the World Bank’s executive board has selected Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. Gayle Smith, CEO of the ONE Campaign said: We welcome the appointment of Ajay Banga as the World Bank’s next President and are counting…
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Faith Leaders from 50 States Call for PEPFAR Reauthorization
WASHINGTON – More than 80 faith and community leaders from all 50 states and across faith traditions are calling on Congress to reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and maintain the US’ historic leadership in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Christian musician Michael W. Smith, Christian hip hop artist Propaganda, Pastors Billy…
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Letter: Keeping the Faith on PEPFAR
Dear Members of Congress, We are unlikely allies from every corner of America. What do a Los Angeles poet and emcee, a Texas house-church movement pastor, an African diaspora lay leader in Atlanta, a Nazarene pastor in South Dakota, a megachurch mission’s pastor in South Carolina, and a multi-Grammy-winning artist have in common? We all…
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ONE Responds to World Bank Development Committee
WASHINGTON – Today, the World Bank’s Development Committee formally agreed on a package to boost lending capacity, enabling the Bank to make more of the funds it has on hand. The package, which includes lowering the minimum equity-to-loan ratio to 19%, means an additional $50 billion over 10 years ($5 billion a year). However, these…
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ONE Campaign calls for urgent World Bank reforms ahead of G20 Finance Ministers meeting
WASHINGTON – G20 Finance Ministers meeting in India this week have an increasingly full plate to deal with but will struggle to make progress in discussions around rebuilding Ukraine, responding to humanitarian crises, fostering economic development, or rising to the challenge of climate change, until they can free up the levels of investment needed to…
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“It’s been a huge success”: ONE Statement on PEPFAR in the State of the Union
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign released the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, during which he lauded the bipartisan effort through PEPFAR to make historic progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. ONE Campaign co-founder Bono attended the speech as a guest of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in…
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ONE Statement on 20th Anniversary of PEPFAR Announcement
WASHINGTON– Saturday, January 28, marks 20 years since President George W. Bush announced plans for a historic HIV/AIDS initiative – The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – that would forever alter the trajectory of the global HIV/AIDS fight. In his State of the Union address that night, President Bush introduced PEPFAR as a…
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ONE Reacts to Secretary Yellen’s Remarks in Senegal
WASHINGTON– The ONE Campaign released the following statement today in response to remarks made by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a visit to Dakar, Senegal, the first stop on her two-week, three-country trip to Africa. “Africa will shape the future of the global economy, and the US must nurture a long-term partnership that addresses…
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ONE Statement on US-Africa Leaders Summit
WASHINGTON– The ONE Campaign released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement of new commitments during the US-Africa Leaders Summit. Among them: A multi-country presidential visit to the continent in 2023, support for a permanent African Union seat at the G20, the establishment of the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement…