 |
answer text |
<p>We have contributed up to £774 million of UK aid to the international effort to
fight COVID-19. We are at the forefront of the global response to the pandemic.</p><p>The
UK is flexing our funding and programming to support health systems to manage the
direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic. We are maintaining our focus on the global
Covid response, poverty reduction for the bottom billion and girls' education, plus
climate change and delivering environmental outcomes. This includes working with partners
to ensure essential health services, including primary health care, continue despite
the challenges of the ongoing pandemic. This is a key part of our pledge to end the
preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children.</p><p>Education, particularly
girls' education, will remain a top priority in the new FCDO. Through our bilateral
programmes and as the largest contributor to both the Global Partnership for Education
and Education Cannot Wait, we are proud to be a leading donor in support of basic
education in developing countries. We recently announced £5.3 million of new UK aid
to support the salaries of more than 5,500 teachers in the world's poorest refugee-hosting
countries to deliver vital education and child protection services to over 300,000
children. Our Girls' Education Challenge programme is adapting to continue providing
at least 1.3 million girls with essential education and support throughout the pandemic,
for example through distance learning programmes and support for girls' wellbeing
and safety.</p>
|
|
