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FAQ: The fuel subsidy protests in Nigeria
A decision by the Nigerian government to halt a hefty fuel subsidy on January 1 prompted one of the largest and most coordinated protests in Nigeria’s history. Though the protests are over, the issues that prompted them remain.Occupy Nigeria movement. Photo credit: Temi KOGBE/ fatcityafrica.comWhat is the ... More
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FAQ: The World Bank's proposed Global Partnership for Enhanced Social Accountability
An introductory look at the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Enhanced Social Accountability, currently under construction and inviting comments on how it can help civil society organizations hold their governments to account for more effective development.What is the Global Partnership for Enhanced Social Accountability?In April 2011, World ... More
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The investors' case for more transparency in oil and mining deals
Paul Bugala, Senior Sustainability Analyst for Extractive Industries at Calvert Investments, explains why Wall Street and the developing world need mandatory oil and mining payment transparency. This piece is part of a larger blog series on transparency in the extractives industry. Stay tuned for more updates on this topic.Imagine ... More
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Let's celebrate to accelerate
Ten years ago today, at a small press conference in New York, Bono and Bill Gates launched an activist entity called DATA, with start-up funds from Mr Gates, George Soros and Ed Scott.I was one of the founders, along with Bobby Shriver and Lucy Matthew, and appointed the executive ... More
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Time to take 'neglected' out of neglected tropical diseases
This morning in London, 13 pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK and UAE governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organizations announced a new plan to eliminate or control 10 neglected tropical diseases, which disproportionally affect 1.4 billion of the world’s poorest people ... More
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Project HEART: A success story
Last week, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) celebrated the transition of Project HEART to local partners, after eight years of putting hundreds of thousands of patients on life-saving ARV treatment. Kevin Kouassi, Community HIV Counselor from Dimbokro, Cote d’Ivoire, and Project HEART beneficiary, counsels a young pregnant ... More
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ONE Congratulates the Global Fund on its 10th Anniversary
This week, ONE celebrates the 10 years of life-saving results achieved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria-an innovative, transparent mechanism that is saving more than 100,000 lives every month. MORE
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ONE Statement on FY2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
While budgets overall are going down, ONE is grateful Congress made difficult decisions to prioritize funding for programs that are delivering results - programs that combat HIV/AIDS, provide childhood vaccines that protect kids from deadly, yet entirely preventable diseases, and equip farmers with the necessary skills to help feed their families and put measures in place to prevent future food crises from occurring. MORE
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ONE Applauds President Obama’s Bold HIV/AIDS Initiatives
At the World AIDS Day event hosted today by ONE and (RED), President Obama made a bold commitment that will turn a new chapter in the 30-year battle against HIV/AIDS. If other world leaders show the same level of focus and determination, it is entirely possible we will soon see the beginning of the end of AIDS. MORE