WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has determined that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group is committing genocide in the country and announced sanctions against the group’s leader. The conflict, which started nearly two years ago, has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people and is currently considered the world’s largest humanitarian disaster.
“Amid a horrific human tragedy, support for the people of Sudan, millions of whom are facing displacement, starvation, and disease, has been woefully insufficient,” said Elizabeth...
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The last year has been an interesting one, to say the least. With the first promises of COVID-19 vaccines to the rise of new variants like Delta and Omicron, 2021 has seen a lot of ups and downs.
As we begin to wind down and enter the holiday season, we want to recap the year for you. But we know you’re all sick of hearing pandemic news and would rather just hear holiday songs.
So here’s 2021 re-told through some holiday...
The UN General Assembly is bringing together world leaders this week, all with the hope of making the world a better place for everyone, no matter where they are from.
At this year’s UNGA, one topic is overshadowing events and speeches: COVID-19. The global pandemic has highlighted challenges and inequalities around the world, one of which is gender inequality. The pandemic’s effects could lead to disproportionate impacts on women’s work, girls’ education, and much more.
That’s why we’re highlighting nine female...
WASHINGTON -- Following today’s public health emergency declaration by the World Health Organization, Gayle Smith, president and CEO of The ONE Campaign and a former administrator of USAID, issued the below statement:
Gayle Smith, CEO and President of The ONE Campaign:
“Today’s emergency declaration is a needed step in a long race against an ugly disease that knows no borders. In order to get ahead of the Ebola virus, the international community must be fully invested with more resources and more urgency. The...
In just a few weeks, people around the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day.
This day marks a time for reflection on the sexism that still exists across the globe, while also celebrating the amazing strides that women have made in combating the inequality they face.
Nowhere in the world do women have the same opportunities as men, and in many countries, women’s rights and opportunities are limited by law.
Last year, we compiled a list of 9 anti-women laws...
WASHINGTON — The ONE Campaign celebrated the introduction of H.R. 5537, the Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2016 yesterday. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and the Committee’s Ranking Member, Eliot Engel (D-NY) and co-sponsored by House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY). The bill urges the United States to promote internet access in developing countries with an eye toward...
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
Malala Day (Malala’s birthday) is this Sunday, July 12th. She is turning 18 and she is done with wishes. Instead of the birthday greetings, cake, balloons, gifts, parties, new clothes, special songs or any other celebratory birthday rituals practiced around the world, Malala wants action. Specifically, Malala wants you to support the cause she almost died fighting for: access to education for everyone.
The shocking truth is that world leaders have the money to fully fund primary AND secondary education around the...
The ONE Campaign joined thousands of activists around the world today for a global day of action to launch action/2015, a new coordinated effort calling for ambitious agreements to fight poverty and protect the planet in 2015