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ONE on Senate Passage of U.S.-Rwanda Bi-Lateral Investment Treaty
Washington, DC – Today, Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of the anti-poverty advocacy group ONE, issued the following statement on the Senate passage of the United States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
ONE Announces Commitment to Address Crisis in the Horn of Africa At the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
New York, NY- Today, the anti-poverty advocacy group ONE announced a new multi-year campaign to address the famine in Somalia and the wider crisis in the Horn of Africa. The commitment announcement was made at a press conference at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York, which brings together global leaders to develop and implement workable solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
ONE Statement on the Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY2012
Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the Senate State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for FY2012
ONE Statement on U.S. Commitment to Open Government Partnership
New York, NY – ONE today welcomed the launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in New York, where eight countries made commitments on a range of issues that will help promote accountability and development. These commitments include transparency of aid, natural resource revenues and budgets in developed and developing countries.
USAID, World Food Programme Join ONE Call on Growing Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Washington, D.C. – Last night, anti-poverty advocacy group ONE hosted a conference call with USAID Administrator Raj Shah, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Josette Sheeran, and Somali-Minnesotan Ali Ali to educate ONE members about the growing famine threatening the lives of 11.6 million men, women and children in the Horn of Africa, and how they can use their voices to raise awareness and take action.
ONE Statement on the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY2012
Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the release of the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for FY2012
ONE Statement on the Growing Crisis and Famine in the Horn of Africa
Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding the growing crisis and famine in the Horn of Africa
Bono and K’naan Meet with Somali Minnesotans in Minneapolis, Urge Action on Growing Famine in the Horn of Africa
Washington, DC – Bono, U2 lead singer and cofounder of ONE (www.one.org), the global anti-poverty advocacy group, and K’naan, the Somali-born singer and poet, met last evening with members…
ONE Connects American and African Moms in Blogger Trip to Kenya
Washington, D.C. – A delegation of mom bloggers will travel to Kenya from July 23 to July 30 with the ONE Campaign, a non-partisan advocacy organization dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease around the world, particularly in Africa.
ONE Taps Campaign Veteran Laurie Moskowitz to Lead U.S. Campaigns; House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh as U.S. Policy Director
Washington, D.C.-ONE today announced that seasoned campaign veteran Laurie Moskowitz will lead ONE’s U.S. campaign and advocacy efforts as its new Senior Director of U.S. Campaigns. Senior staff member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh, has also come on board as ONE’s new U.S. Policy Director.
ONE Applauds Obama Administration for Life-saving Vaccines Pledge in London
Washington, D.C. – Sheila Nix, U.S. Executive Director of The ONE Campaign, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s pledge to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
Bono: Vaccines are a Global Health Game-Changer
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, announced that the Obama Administration is committing $450 million over the next three years to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). The announcement was made at a GAVI pledging conference in London. It is a confirmation of the President’s commitment to the introduction of two new life-saving vaccines to help prevent pneumonia and diarrhea in infants and children in the world’s poorest places.