ONE welcomed the European Commission’s proposals in October 2011 to include in the revision of the Accounting and Transparency Directives the requirement for European extractive and forestry companies to publish information on payments they make to governments in countries where they operate, on a per-project basis. ONE is now calling on European Union member state countries to show leadership by supporting and strengthening these proposals. More
As a leading international donor, Canada provides over CAD$5 billion per year in official development assistance (ODA) to reduce hunger and poverty and improve quality of life for the world’s poorest. Between 2001 and 2010 Canada doubled its spending on foreign aid. From 2004 to 2010, Canada doubled assistance to sub-Saharan Africa (albeit against an adjusted target) by CAD$802 million, to deliver a total of CAD$1.94 billion. More
Negotiations between EU Member States and the European Parliament on the future of EU development funding will begin in 2012 after the European Commission has put forward detailed proposals for external spending under the 2014-2020 Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) on 7 December 2011. More
A Summary of ONE’s Position for the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Busan More
Commitments made at Busan should be carried through and cut across other international forums and initiatives as best practices to guide development activities, improve results in meeting development outcomes in health, education, and agriculture, and speed progress in reducing poverty. More
The Global Partnership for Education will host its first replenishment November 7-8, 2011 in Copenhagen. The replenishment will focus on financing for the Global Partnership's multilateral fund, but will also encourage donors to increase their bilateral contributions and coordinate them with the GPE strategies. More
A closer look at who makes up the Global Partnership for Education - and how it works. More
The French presidency of the G20 offers an historic opportunity to support and promote Africa’s development. More
A closer look at the specific, measurable goals we must achieve by 2015 to help us begin to end HIV/AIDS. More
The food crisis in the Horn of Africa tragically portrays the impacts of drought and conflict, but it also brings to the fore the effects of neglecting agriculture and local food systems: increased vulnerability to shocks for 13.3 million people. Yet the food crisis also highlights the positive impacts of smart investments in agriculture. Where smart investments have been made, farmers and pastoralists have proved resilient to the crisis. Tigray, Ethiopia was the epicentre of the 1984-85 famine that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. More