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<p>The UK has committed to championing diversity and inclusion throughout our COP26
Presidency and all civil servants in the Cabinet Office COP26 unit have been appointed
in line with civil service guidance and rules. In the COP Unit, 45% of the senior
management team in the COP26 unit are women. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister
recently appointed my Hon. Friend the Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Treveylan
MP) as the COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion. Working alongside the COP26 leadership
team is a wider global network of around 120 climate and energy Attaches. All ambassadors
have a COP26 objective, ensuring that a diverse group of leading diplomats are engaging
internationally around COP26.</p><p> </p><p>Visible and diverse leadership is just
one part of the picture however. Championing women’s roles as decision-makers, educators
and climate leaders is essential if we are to deliver effective, long-term solutions
to climate change and ensure that women and girls are empowered as agents of change,
including at COP26. This means working closely with civil society, amplifying the
voices of those most affected by climate changes and facilitating the meaningful contribution
of female negotiators. We see women’s rights organisations, amongst others, as essential
partners in effectively tackling climate change and are also supporting a ‘Women Negotiator
Mentoring Initiative’ through the European Capacity-building Initiative and our Climate
Ambition Support Alliance. This initiative will level the playing field not only in
terms of developed and developing countries but also between men and women, ultimately
strengthening capacity and professional development of both current and future climate
leaders.</p>
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