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<p>Progressing gender equality, through the protection and promotion of the rights
and inclusion of women and girls and addressing gender-specific impacts of conflict,
is a fundamental driver of all CSSF programming. Women, peace and security is one
of the four Fund-level outcomes, each of which shapes the nature of CSSF programming.
This means work on gender is addressed not just by the Gender, Peace and Security
Portfolio but the Fund as a whole.</p><p>From April 2022 all CSSF projects will be
assessed using a new Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Marker, replacing
the existing Gender Equality Policy Marker, which has been in use since 2016. This
will drive standards for GESI across CSSF and promote learning and adaptation, while
also ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.</p><p>In 2020 (the latest available
year for ODA reporting), 6% of ODA funded CSSF programmes (£36 m) had gender as a
main objective, while 65% (£348m) of programmes had a significant gender component.</p><p>Spend
by portfolio for FY22/23 will be announced, as usual, when the Written Ministerial
Statement to accompany the Annual Report is laid before Parliament, later in the year.
This ensures that Ministers retain sufficient in-year flexibility to pivot funding
in delivery of the most pressing national security objectives.</p>
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