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<p>To date, the UK has committed £744 million of UK Aid to support global efforts
to combat COVID-19. We are working with all our international partners to ensure aid
is effectively distributed to vulnerable countries.</p><p>The UK is a key contributor
to the UN’s Global Humanitarian Response Plan (GHRP), which focuses on humanitarian
access, through securing the continuity of the supply chains for essential commodities
and services, and supporting the most vulnerable, including protecting and assisting
refugees, Internally Displaced Peoples, migrants and host communities.</p><p>We are
co-leading work with Italy through the G7 to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable
countries. A large part of this work is to ensure unhindered humanitarian access for
vulnerable populations, and to make sure the global response is prioritising the most
in need.</p><p>We are also using diplomatic channels to ensure that international
humanitarian law and global commitments regarding the rights and protection of refugees
and access to asylum are upheld in this crisis.</p><p> </p>
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