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NGOs, Business Leaders, and Public Figures Launch ‘Connectivity Declaration’ Demanding Internet Access for All and Implementation of the Global Goals

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono, Mo Ibrahim, Charlize Theron, Richard Branson, Jimmy Wales, Arianna Huffington, Ushahidi, action/2015, ONE Campaign, Save the Children and many more make a call to action for #GlobalGoals

Former National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones endorses new global poverty goals

“Embracing the Global Goals and ensuring they are fully achieved is in the United States’ long-term strategic interest”

ONE celebrates adoption of historic new Global Goals for Sustainable Development

“The adoption of the Global Goals is a truly historic occasion, amounting to the world’s biggest promise to itself since the global settlement at the end of World War II. Ours can be the generation that ends extreme poverty and fights inequality; and the last to be threatened by climate change. That amounts to both an audacious challenge and an incredible opportunity.”

“Prayer for Everyone” to engage world’s faithful on new Global Goals for Sustainable Development

More than 500 million people of faith in more than 160 countries on six continents will be reached through a global mobilization of prayer and reflection for the ambitious new Global Goals for Sustainable Development.

ONE Campaign to POTUS: Publicly endorse new global poverty goals at UN

In letter, ONE urges President Obama to engage Americans on new Global Goals and put accountability measures in place for ensuring success

Strong Girl Remix: Male And Female Artists Harmonize Together For Women’s Empowerment and Justice

Some of Africa’s top male artists are to remix Strong Girl – a rallying cry for women’s empowerment featuring some of Africa’s top female stars that first got the world dancing in May.

ONE Campaign reacts to Financing for Development agreement

World leaders agree to plan to pay for renewed effort to fight poverty, but action must follow words ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia – World leaders at the third Financing for Development…

Ahead of UN’s Ebola conference, ONE warns about lack of accountability for governments’ Ebola donations

In new white paper, The ONE Campaign calls for more transparent and standardized reporting of donors’ pledges and disbursements WASHINGTON – As the outbreak of Ebola spread last fall, and…

ONE celebrates President Obama’s signing of Africa trade bill

The ONE Campaign today applauded the enactment of legislation reauthorizing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through 2025. Since its initial passage in 2000, this bipartisan trade preference program has played an integral role in creating economic opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as supporting nearly 120,000 jobs in the United States.

ONE applauds House introduction of bill to modernize and expand Africa’s electrical grid

Electrify Africa Act could have transformative impact on global fight against extreme poverty

ONE and Engineers Without Borders Canada team up to urge policy makers to put #PoliticsAside in fight against extreme poverty

U2 lead singer and ONE cofounder Bono in Ottawa Monday to meet Canadian development experts and support the #PoliticsAside campaign

ONE’s 2015 DATA Report: Putting the poorest people first

A new funding plan to deliver basic health and education for everyone is essential to end extreme poverty, according to The ONE Campaign’s DATA Report 2015: “Putting the Poorest First,” published today.