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On Tuesday, Transparency International (TI) released their 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), revealing that many sub-Saharan African countries remain among the most corrupt world-wide.
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Wednesday wrapped up the World Summit on Food Security in Rome. Just to recap in case you missed the last post, the Summit was intended to bring together heads of state and food security institutions, ...
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Valerie Strecker, the winner of ONE’s Next Top T-shirt Challenge, was nice enough to tell us a little bit more about herself and her design philosophy in the email below.
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In the past three days, more than 18,000 ONE members have taken action to help support and expand U.S. diplomatic, development and humanitarian efforts through the International Affairs Budget.
ONE Last night, if you happened to be watching Billboard.com’s live stream of the Daughtry concert, you might’ve seen one of the band members sporting a very familiar shirt.
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As you know, the FAO World Food Summit ended yesterday in Rome. Check out the articles below to see a variety of reactions to the Summit:
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Earlier this week, I had the chance to talk with Thomas Awiapo, a Ghanaian from the country’s Upper East Region and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) staff member. As a child in Ghana, Thomas was a beneficiary of CRS school feeding programs. ...
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The Washington Post today has a great interview with Melanne Verveer, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues. During the interview, Ambassador Verveer touches on the economic arguments ...
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This week The University of Miami’s Department of International Studies teamed up with ONE’s partner organization, CARE to present a panel discussion on climate change as a human security concern. Many ...
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AllAfrica.com recently posted an interview with Aaron S. Williams, the new US Peace Corps director. During the interview, Williams discusses the current state of the Peace Corps as it approaches its rather remarkable 50th anniversary. He notes an 18% increase in applications this year alone.
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These are stormy times in Westminster – but the commitment to help those who most need it remains. And as the UK general election next year approaches it is more important than ever that our politicians understand they are being watched, and need to keep their promises.
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Check out this post from Desmond Serrette from the US Chapter of the Global Campaign for Education, of which ONE is a major partner:
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All peoples should have equal rights in this world. One Planet, One People. We are working towards that ideal. And we will work with any group or individual who feels the same way.
Non-Violent Evolution not Violent Revolution!
Peace, Love and Harmony. Keith. (Founder.)
The Earth Force United Coalition.
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Our goal is to make this an interactive and proactive group of people who care and want to make a difference in the world. Please invite your family and friends. There is strength in numbers. Th...
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Great news! Yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S. 1524) in a 15-3 vote. This bill will give USAID (the agency handling most of our U.S. ...
