In May, @ONECampaign celebrated its 15th birthday! Here are some of the inspiring activists who are helping us advance our vision of a world without extreme poverty & preventable disease.https://www.one.org/us/blog/one-in-america-activist-15th-anniversary/ …
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In June,
@ONECampaign CEO@GayleSmith joined@mitchellreports on@MSNBC to discuss the global AIDS crisis and the Ebola epidemic in DRC. Investments in global health are essential and we need more of them.pic.twitter.com/2CNcUPyq4F1 reply 1 retweet 1 likeShow this thread -
While Members of Congress & their staffs were gathering to watch a charity baseball game, we were busy spreading awareness about the
@GlobalFund & the importance of U.S. leadership in the fight against AIDS.#StepUpTheFightpic.twitter.com/PAMCE5tCNo
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Even the summer heat couldn’t stop our amazing
@ONECampaign volunteers from organizing and advocating for the@GlobalFund. Throughout the year, ONE volunteers led nearly 300 local events.pic.twitter.com/LrTVimGUFs1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Once again, the White House tried to cut billions in congressionally-authorized aid. After intense pressure from groups like ONE, allies in Congress & the Administration, the White House backed off its plan to cut funding for aid programs. A big win!https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-scraps-plan-to-seek-return-of-unspent-foreign-aid/2019/08/22/808a1294-c507-11e9-b72f-b31dfaa77212_story.html …
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In October, bipartisan leaders in Congress committed to maintaining America’s historic leadership in the fight against AIDS. Together with other donors, the
@GlobalFund will help save 16 million lives by 2023.https://www.axios.com/new-global-fund-commitments-resist-pressures-public-health-backing-9e26976b-af94-4d40-ada3-2c19882807e8.html …1 reply 1 retweet 2 likesShow this thread -
At a time of shrinking budgets & rising populism, it’s nothing short of amazing the
@GlobalFund was able to achieve its $14B goal. Together we:
Gathered 35K online petition signatures
Secured nearly 13K letters
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On December 1st, we marked
#WorldAIDSDay by recognizing a bipartisan group of lawmakers who went “On The Record” in support of the@GlobalFund. Amidst all of the craziness in Washington, support for life-saving global health programs remains a rare area of bipartisan consensus.pic.twitter.com/uOZVrTN6B2
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2020 is shaping up to be a big year for development.
@Gavi, a global vaccine alliance that has saved 13M lives in low-income countries, will face a critical replenishment next summer.https://www.one.org/international/blog/gavi-vaccine-alliance-faq/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
In July, the International AIDS Conference will return to San Francisco where the virus remains a crisis both at home and abroad, and US leadership is vital in the fight to end AIDS.https://www.one.org/international/blog/why-aids-is-still-a-crisis/ …
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.@ONECampaign will also continue working on the ILLICIT CASH Act, legislation that will help combat anonymous shell companies who secretly rob billions from developing countries.https://www.one.org/us/blog/corruption-shell-companies-poverty/ …
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2019 may soon be over, but the fight against extreme poverty isn’t. Stay tuned for another busy year of advocacy and activism on behalf of the world’s poorest. Happy New Year from all of us at
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