Press Releases
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ONE reacts to global response funding in COVID-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign issued the below statement today on the emergency COVID-19 package, which contains $4 billion for Gavi, the international vaccine alliance, that will enable global access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. Tom Hart, North America executive director at The ONE Campaign: “This funding is a vital and significant commitment…
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ONE: SEC Rule is a Rubber Stamp for Corruption
WASHINGTON — Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The new rule threatens to significantly weaken enforcement of a landmark US anti-corruption law by limiting transparency requirements for US-listed oil, gas, and mining companies. In response, Joe…
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ONE: SEC Rule is a Rubber Stamp for Corruption
WASHINGTON — Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The new rule threatens to significantly weaken enforcement of a landmark US anti-corruption law by limiting transparency requirements for US-listed oil, gas, and mining companies. In response, Joe…
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ONE applauds NDAA’s beneficial ownership provision that will increase transparency, fight corruption and poverty
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign applauded Congressional approval of the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which contains important language that will increase transparency and fight corruption and poverty by strengthening federal anti-money laundering laws and requiring companies to disclose their actual beneficial owners. The ONE Campaign has estimated that at least $1 trillion…
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ONE reacts to FDA panel’s recommendation of COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON – The ONE Campaign released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel voted to recommend the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Tom Hart, North America executive director at The ONE Campaign: “This is incredibly exciting news and is a big step towards the beginning of the end of this pandemic. Safe, effective…
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ONE reacts to Trump’s “America First” executive order
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order on COVID-19 vaccines. Tom Hart, North America executive director at The ONE Campaign: “This is a misguided step from the Trump administration that will extend the life of the pandemic, prolong the economic crisis, and endanger Americans. While we…
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US lags on commitment to global vaccine access despite new poll showing majority of Americans reject vaccine nationalism
WASHINGTON — On the heels of new polling, which found that an overwhelming majority of Americans reject the idea of vaccine nationalism, a new resource from The ONE Campaign details how the United States is impeding global vaccine access. The Vaccine Access Test reveals that 15 of the 20 G20 countries receive an “impeding equity”…
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NEW POLL: Overwhelming majority of Americans reject vaccine nationalism, want a presidential candidate with a global plan to defeat COVID-19
WASHINGTON — Just weeks after the Trump administration announced it would not participate in an international plan to develop and deploy a globally accessible COVID-19 vaccine – new polling conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of The ONE Campaign found an overwhelming majority of Americans – including those who voted for Donald Trump in 2016…
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ONE responds to Trump administration’s decision to opt out of global COVID vaccine effort
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign released the below statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to opt out of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) Facility that aims to distribute vaccines equitably around the world. So far, over 170 economies are engaged in discussions to potentially participate in the COVAX initiative. Tom Hart, North…
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ONE applauds House passage of beneficial ownership amendment
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign applauded the House’s passage of the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (H.R.2513), which was included as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure will increase transparency, combat corruption and fight poverty by strengthening federal anti-money laundering laws, requiring companies to disclose their actual beneficial owners. Tom Hart,…
