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<p>Providing opportunities for women’s rights organisations to participate in humanitarian
preparedness, response, and recovery is one means to ensure that the unique needs
of women and girls are addressed and that the capacities of women and girls are recognised
and utilised. This is one of the themes of a high-level leaders’ roundtable event
at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, which the Government expects to deliver
for women and girls, including on their increased participation in humanitarian assistance.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, DFID has contributed £6 million to the United Nations Trust Fund
to End Violence Against Women, which provides grants to organisations across the world
to tackle gender-based violence, including small women’s rights’ and youth-led organisations
and has committing to increasing its focus on funding to small women's rights organisations.</p><p>
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