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Kansans urge Secretary Pompeo to once again use influence to push back on foreign aid cuts
KANSAS CITY — Following reports that the Trump administration is making yet another attempt to cut foreign aid funding already appropriated by Congress, Kansans are urging Secretary of State…
ONE Responds to Ebola Public Health Emergency Declaration
WASHINGTON — Following today’s public health emergency declaration by the World Health Organization, Gayle Smith, president and CEO of The ONE Campaign and a former administrator of USAID, issued…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances bipartisan bill to reduce poverty & violence in fragile countries
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign welcomed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s markup of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (S.727) which would create a comprehensive strategy to reduce poverty,…
ONE welcomes Sean Cairncross as Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the following statement welcoming Sean Cairncross as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Tom Hart, North America executive director at…
Gender 7 tells world leaders to prioritize gender equality
VANCOUVER — Today, the Gender 7, seven women leading the fight for gender equality around the world, gathered to challenge world leaders to put women and girls at the…
House of Representatives passes bipartisan bill to reduce poverty & violence in fragile countries
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign applauded the House of Representatives’ passage of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (H.R.2116) which would create comprehensive strategies to reduce poverty, violence and…
ONE applauds robust funding for AIDS programs in SFOPS bill
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign enthusiastically welcomed the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs’ markup of its FY20 appropriations bill, which maintains the United States’ historic…
Former ONE Campaign staff attend private meeting with members of ONE Leadership and Board in Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa – Former staff from the ONE Campaign’s South Africa office met with the organization’s co-founder, Bono, as well as ONE CEO Gayle Smith, ONE Board Chair…
House Foreign Affairs Committee advances bipartisan bill to prevent violent conflicts in fragile countries
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee markup of the Global Fragility Act of 2019 (H.R.2116) which would create a comprehensive strategy to reduce poverty,…
Debunking Pompeo’s budget testimony on AIDS cuts
Testifying today before the House Appropriations Committee on President Trump’s FY20 budget request, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “we’re going to succeed” in the fight against AIDS
ONE CEO urges full funding for the Global Fund in FY20 budget testimony
WASHINGTON — Today, former USAID Administrator and current CEO of The ONE Campaign, Gayle Smith, testified before the House Appropriations Committee on the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs…
ONE reacts to massive global AIDS cuts in President’s FY20 budget proposal
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement today following the release of President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2020, which contains massive cuts to global AIDS…