Press Releases
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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…
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ONE Outlines Priorities for US-Africa Leaders Summit
The US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Biden next week is the administration’s first opportunity to set America’s strategy for and with Africa. The ONE Campaign will be looking for tangible signs that the United States is responsive to the immediate challenges facing the continent while also shaping a long-term relationship built on mutual interest…
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ONE Statement on the Passing of Mike Gerson
The ONE Campaign released the following statement upon the passing of Mike Gerson, Washington Post columnist and former Bush Administration chief speechwriter.
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Faith leaders head to Capitol Hill to urge support for food security, global AIDS fight
WASHINGTON– This week, a group of faith leaders from 25 states will head to Capitol Hill to generate support for programs that help low-income countries fight the growing food, health, and economic crises. During a day of meetings on Wednesday, the faith leaders–who are volunteers with the ONE Campaign–will ask lawmakers to supply critically-needed food…
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ONE reaction to IMF/World Bank Meetings
WASHINGTON– Today, the ONE Campaign criticized insufficient action from the G20 Finance Ministers at the World Bank and IMF Annual meetings. The meetings made clear that the economic forecast looks disastrous, yet there was no major action to keep the most vulnerable economies from falling off the brink. This lack of action raises serious questions…
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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…