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The ONE Campaign urges the Senate to safeguard an important anti-corruption rule
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted 235-187 today to repeal Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The rule requires all oil,…
ONE applauds the passage of the READ Act and urges Senate to take up the bill to promote education for millions of children worldwide
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign celebrated House passage of H.R. 601, the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act of 2017 today. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congresswoman…
ONE applauds Trump decision to retain Deborah Birx as interim Global AIDS Coordinator
“The importance of America’s leadership to the global fight against AIDS is difficult to overstate. The fact is: this is a critical time in that fight, especially for adolescent girls, who comprise three-quarters of all new infections in Africa. We’re in a make-or-break window, and we can’t afford to let up — not even during a presidential transition. Global AIDS Coordinator is a position that should not be left vacant for a month, a week, or even a day.”
Trailblazers from Business, Entertainment, Media and Activism Unite to Launch a Global Campaign to Demand Education for All Girls
130 Million Girls Globally are Denied an Education – More than the Population of Germany
Open Letter to World Leaders Launched as part of ONE’s Poverty is Sexist Campaign
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Tillerson: “Nothing lifts people out of poverty quicker than electricity”
ONE Campaign agrees about importance of expanding energy infrastructure
WASHINGTON — Answering a question from Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary…
Tillerson is right: fighting AIDS and malaria are critical U.S. endeavors
ONE applauds support for life-changing global AIDS program
WASHINGTON — Answering a question from Senator Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of…
Tillerson commits to continuing women’s empowerment programs at State
ONE applauds commitment to game-changing programs
WASHINGTON — Answering a question from Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex…
IDA replenishment agreed at record US$75 billion to help poor countries fight extreme poverty
WASHINGTON — The World Bank announced today that a record US$75 billion has been committed to the International Development Association (IDA) for the next three years, creating a wealth…
Building on World AIDS Day, “Raise Your Voice” Video Engages Faith Community in AIDS Awareness
Spoken-word artist Jon Jorgenson combines faith, art, and advocacy in new video
WASHINGTON — Following last week’s World AIDS Day, You-Tube artist Jon Jorgenson produced a video urging people of…
Statement from Bono on World AIDS Day
“Whatever your brand of politics — left, right, center or none at all — if you’re an American, you’re an AIDS activist. America has led the way in saving millions of lives around the world from this vicious little virus. On this World AIDS Day — and every day — that is a reason for Americans to be proud and the world to be grateful.”
Ahead of World AIDS Day, ONE warns that progress against AIDS has stalled
“There really isn’t anything new in our report this year. And that’s the problem.”
Funding for the global fight against AIDS was flat and gains in treatment and prevention have…
ONE Campaign: World leaders must act now on crisis in Lake Chad Basin
Emergency food aid and other investments are badly needed in northeast Nigeria to keep tens of thousands of children from starvation and disease, warns anti-poverty group The ONE Campaign. A