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ONE welcomes new bipartisan bill to increase stability and prevent violent conflicts in fragile countries

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign today welcomed the introduction of the Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act (HR 5273), which would direct USAID, the State Department, and the Pentagon…

ONE endorses new bipartisan bill to bring private-sector funds into global poverty fight

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign today applauded the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act (BUILD) Act (HR 5105 and S 2463), which…

Wisconsin residents head to Washington, urge Speaker Ryan to protect foreign aid

WASHINGTON —  Released last week, President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2019 includes a roughly 30 percent cut to the international affairs budget from the FY17 enacted level. Later this…

White House backs bipartisan idea for bringing private-sector funds into global poverty fight

WASHINGTON — Released today, President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2019 calls for the better leveraging of America’s private sector to help catalyze economic growth in developing countries….

ONE reacts to President’s FY19 budget proposal

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement today following the introduction of President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2019. Tom Hart, North America executive director for…

Leading Humanitarian, Development, And Global Health Organizations Again Join Forces Again Join Forces Against Cuts To Foreign Assistance

Leading humanitarian, development, and global health organizations call upon Congress to reject the Administration’s inadequate and dangerous Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) and to instead sustain…

With spending caps lifted, SFOPS funding should be restored

WASHINGTON — Now that Congress has lifted the spending caps imposed by the Budget Control Act for 2018 and 2019, The ONE Campaign is urging Congress to invest some…

ONE reacts to the State of the Union

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement reacting to President Trump’s State of the Union address. In his remarks last night, the President called for legislation that would,…

The ONE Campaign hires Suzy George as Chief Operating Officer

WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign, the global advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono to fight extreme poverty and the spread of preventable diseases, has appointed Suzy George…

Global aid reached all-time high in 2016 – but poorest still lost out

WASHINGTON — Confirmation that global aid reached record levels in 2016 was marred by affirmation of a worrying trend showing the world’s poorest countries are receiving a smaller share…

ONE welcomes and urges ambition on Trudeau’s planned focus on women’s empowerment in G7 presidency

OTTAWA — Today, The ONE Campaign responded to the Trudeau government’s announcement of the 2018 G7 themes, which include “growth that works for everyone” and women’s empowerment. Stuart Hickox,…

ONE applauds Rep. Ed Royce for upholding important anti-corruption rule

Today, The ONE Campaign applauded Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) for voting to uphold an important anti-corruption rule (Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act…