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<p>The UK strongly supports the UN’s Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP) to tackle
COVID-19. So far, we have pledged up to £764 million of UK aid to support the global
effort to combat COVID-19. From this, £220 million has gone to UN agencies in the
GHRP, such as the World Food Programme and UN Refugee Agency, as well as humanitarian
organisations such as the Red Cross and international NGOs.</p><p>DFID is also adapting
its programmes across its country network to respond to COVID-19 and address the needs
of the most vulnerable, as outlined in the GHRP.</p><p>As a leading donor to the COVID
19 global response and one of the biggest humanitarian donors globally, we are ensuring
that our support goes to those who need it the most, including refugees and other
forcibly displaced populations. The UK has lobbied successfully at the UN to ensure
that vulnerable groups such as refugees are taken into consideration and prioritised
in the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan.</p>
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