Factivist mission #2: share the facts
In the run up to the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, ONE is on a mission to spread the idea of Factivism far and wide. Our focus on fact-based activism is the driving force in...
View ArticleJapeth Omojuwa: ‘What factivism means to me’
Japheth Omojuwa, founder of www.omojuwa.com, one of the most popular political websites in Nigeria. In the run up to the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, ONE is on a mission to...
View ArticleCan the world stay on track with Millennium Development Goals?
Photo credit: UN Can the world take the vital next steps towards ending global poverty? Or will we let progress slip away? That’s the challenge that the United Nations outlined recently, in its annual...
View ArticleUN: Take poverty to zero – and keep it there
Extreme poverty has already been cut in half over the past 20 years and, if we remain on the current trajectory, could be virtually eliminated by 2030. The question is: Can we keep it at zero? Amazing...
View ArticleThe power of youth: the potential to raise an army
Our guest blogger today is Sophie Jewsbury, a ONE Youth Ambassador from the UK. I recently had the opportunity to meet with Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population...
View ArticleGood news: Progress made to solve future debt crisis
For the past two decades, campaigners have been fighting for justice for countries enduring burdensome and unsustainable debt. And Tuesday, 9th September 2014 marked an important step in the fight. The...
View ArticleONE and Idris Elba deliver Ebola petition to the UN Meetings
Urge Swift Global Action on Ebola Following UN Meeting; Warn Materials and Personnel Must Get to Ground Quickly ONE CEO Michael Elliott, Global Policy Director Eloise Todd, and actor Idris Elba deliver...
View ArticleThe second-most talked about thing in New York this week
Believe it or not, the blizzard isn’t the only thing happening in New York this week. Braving the snow, hundreds of representatives from governments and NGOs flew in to participate in the first...
View Article*Just announced* the U.N. adopts 17 #GlobalGoals
Today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 Global Goals that could end extreme poverty and improve the lives of BILLIONS of people around the world. Here are the Global Goals to change the...
View ArticleNothing But Nets: protecting families from malaria in South Sudan
This piece by Peter Yeo, United Nations Foundation Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy, was originally published on the United Nations Foundation blog on November 13, 2015. Malaria is a...
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