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<p>In Ethiopia we have a large bilateral family planning programme - Family Planning
by Choice - which works to improve access to, quality of and the voluntary update
of family planning and safe abortion services across the country, including Tigray.
Our global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights programme "WISH" complements
this programme, providing lifesaving services across refugee camps in the region.
While hampered by the communications blackout, we are in close contact with Family
Planning by Choice, WISH and our wider set of health and humanitarian partners to
establish the status of ongoing UK-funded activities and understand changing needs,
including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. We have worked with the UN on
response planning, which includes commitment to minimum initial services package for
emergency reproductive health. We are working to secure humanitarian access to deliver
further assistance.</p><p>Globally, the UK remains firmly committed to supporting
the Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crises and this year
provided UNFPA with an additional £10 million for lifesaving SRH services as part
of the global humanitarian response plan to COVID-19.</p>
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