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<p>Tackling climate change is a priority issue for the UK, which is why we bid to
host COP 26 in partnership with Italy. We have committed to doubling the UK's International
Climate Finance funding to at least £11.6 billion between 2021/22 and 2025/26. To
ensure ambitious climate action across the world, the UK has around 180 diplomats
engaged globally on climate issues, and the Climate and Energy Attaché Network expanded
by 50 local staff in FY19/20 to help deliver COP26. The FCO has also recently appointed
four Regional Ambassadors to support global engagement.</p><p>The UK takes a holistic,
coordinated approach to preventing violent conflict bilaterally and in international
fora. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the UK takes its responsibility
for the maintenance of international peace and security and the prevention of violent
conflict seriously and is active in preventive diplomacy, peacebuilding, and peacekeeping.
In addition to ongoing defence, diplomatic and development engagement in key fragile
and conflict affected areas, we are monitoring the increased risks as a result of
Covid-19.</p><p>The Prime Minister hosted the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, raising
$8.8 billion to support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's work to immunise a further 300
million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases
by 2025. In June 2019 the UK pledged up to £1.4 billion to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, TB and Malaria for 2020-22 to contribute to the distribution of 92 million mosquito
nets, treat over 2 million people suffering from TB and provide life-saving anti-retroviral
therapy for more than 3.3 million people with HIV. In 2019, the UK announced a £400m
commitment to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to continue efforts towards
eradicating the disease. The UK Government will continue to work with all our international
partners in global efforts against communicable diseases.</p>
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