Press Releases
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On World AIDS Day, advocates rally outside the White House, urge President Trump to not surrender the fight against AIDS
WASHINGTON — Today, AIDS and global health advocates gathered outside the White House to mark World AIDS Day and urge President Trump to not trade the iconic red ribbon for a white flag of surrender against the disease. Download the photos here, here and here. The rally, which featured activists holding a giant white flag…
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New PEPFAR data shows the importance of AIDS funding
WASHINGTON — Ahead of World AIDS Day tomorrow, The ONE Campaign applauded new data from The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that further illustrates the importance of fully funding the United States’ signature AIDS program, which has saved over 11 million lives. New data reveals that PEPFAR has supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for…
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Ahead of World AIDS Day, over 35 AIDS & global health organizations sound alarm to Congress: Don’t surrender America’s commitment to ending AIDS
WASHINGTON — Ahead of World AIDS Day on Friday, over 35 of the nation’s leading AIDS and global health advocacy organizations have sent a letter to Congress warning them that America’s commitment to ending AIDS appears to be waning and calling on Congress to continue the United States’ leadership in response to this epidemic. For the past…
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ONE sounds the alarm: President Trump appears ready to surrender the global fight against AIDS
WASHINGTON — After 15 years of strong, bipartisan American leadership and incredible progress in the global fight against AIDS, the Trump Administration appears ready to trade the iconic red ribbon for a white flag of surrender, The ONE Campaign warned in a new report released ahead of World AIDS Day. The report details the impacts of the…
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ONE Campaign welcomes Peter Sands as Global Fund Executive Director
WASHINGTON — Gayle Smith, the President and CEO of The ONE Campaign and a former administrator of USAID, released the following statement on the announcement of Peter Sands as the new Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: “On behalf of The ONE Campaign and its over eight million members…
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Separating fact from fiction in the New York Post column on ONE
By Ian Koski Director of Communications for North America ONE is deeply concerned about the false and misleading opinion piece published in the New York Post today by Paula Froelich. While some factual corrections have been made to the piece since it initially posted, many more still exist. Below is an overview of the errors…
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The toughest places for a girl to get an education
ONE’s ground-breaking report, The Toughest Places for a Girl to Get an Education, reveals the ten toughest countries and highlights some of the many unique barriers girls face. The rankings were compiled using global data on 11 factors that reflect girls’ experience of education, including school completion rates, female literacy and pupil-teacher ratio. ONE’s analysis…
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ONE endorses bipartisan bill to study effectiveness of international organizations
The ONE Campaign today offered its support for the introduction of theMultilateral Aid Review Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill to study the accountability and effectiveness of international organizations supported by the United States government.
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Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte joins board of The ONE Campaign
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) will join the board of directors of The ONE Campaign, the global advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer Bono to fight extreme poverty and the spread of preventable diseases. Senator Ayotte represented New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 2011 to 2017, serving on the…
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ONE reacts: Leaders set out to tackle the global education emergency
Today must be the day that the world turns a corner and tackles the global education emergency. Over 130 million girls are out of school — that’s over 130 million potential engineers, entrepreneurs, and politicians whose leadership the world is missing out on. It’s a resource-waste of epic proportions, and a global crisis that perpetuates poverty.