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Physicians for Peace to Honor ONE with its Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award
Washington, D.C.– Physicians for Peace, an international organization focusing on medical education in developing nations, today announced it will award its third annual Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health to the advocacy organization, ONE. The award will be presented during Physicians for Peace’s Celebrate the Nations Gala Reception on October 3rd in Virginia Beach, Va.
Mayor Nutter Declares Philadelphia a “ONE City”
ONE, launched in Philadelphia in 2004, joins again with city in fight against global poverty, disease
ONE Celebrates Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Film Premier at Locations Nationwide
Youssou Ndour, the subject of the film, serves as advisor to global anti-poverty group
IMF Delivers New Financing to Help Poorest Countries Deal with Downturn
New Lifelines to Mitigate Devastating Effects of the Economic Crisis
MFAN: SFRC Bill Seeking to Strengthen USAID Adds to Aid Reform Momentum
MFAN commends Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA), Ranking Minority Member Dick Lugar (R-IN), and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bob Corker (R-TN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Jim Risch (R-ID) for introducing the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act of 2009 (S.1524). The bill aims to start the process of foreign assistance reform, and we urge Members of both parties to support its final passage.
ONE Urges Hundreds to Action at NAACP Youth Night
ONE joins the NAACP to rally hundreds of young people in the fight against global poverty in Africa.
ONE reaction to G8 food security communiqué
Campaign group welcomes deal for farmers; calls for clarity of commitments
Keep Africa aid promises and act now to stem hunger, G8 told, or risk global irrelevance
L’Aquila, Italy — Leaders of the world’s eight biggest economies must act this week to rescue their aid promises to Africa, advocacy group ONE said today, including agreeing a special deal for the continent’s farmers.
ONE Celebration Event at Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Los Angeles Premier
Los Angeles, Calif.-On Friday, July 3, the global anti-poverty organization ONE will celebrate the Los Angeles premier of the award-winning film Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love. The film chronicles the remarkable story of Youssou Ndour, Grammy-award winning artist and social activist who also serves as a member of ONE’s Policy Advisory Board.
Senate Has Chance to Bring Clean Water to 100 Million People for the First Time
Washington, D.C.-More than 100,000 ONE members called on Senators to provide first time clean water and sanitation for the world’s poorest people by cosponsoring the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009 (S. 624).
ONE GETS LIFT-OFF ON GLOBAL RECRUITMENT DRIVE AS U2 360° WORLD TOUR OPENS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – ONE, the advocacy organization to fight extreme poverty, today announced that it is launching a recruitment drive for new members as part of the U2 360° world tour. It will use its presence and profile through the tour to raise awareness and let people know about the critical progress being made against extreme poverty and preventable disease in Africa. ONE, co-founded by Bono, will be present at the venues and featured in the show throughout U2’s tour, which kicked off Tuesday night in Barcelona and will be seen by over 3 million fans this year.
ONE Launches “2009 ONE Africa Award” for African Leadership, Activism