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<p>The global climate crisis is a major threat to girls' education, sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality. <del class="ministerial">Enabling girls
and women to thrive, by providing quality education, health services and protecting
their rights, is part of the solution. SRHR, including voluntary family planning,
and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including
supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. Supporting people
in their reproductive choices may also have a positive impact on the conservation
of nature over the long term, given the role this plays in empowering women and lowering
fertility rates. In this context, it is important to note that it is high income countries
that have the greatest impact on the biosphere.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
UK is a proud defender of SRHR and in 2021 we are supporting the launch of FP2030,
the new global partnership to support countries to accelerate progress on voluntary
family planning. The UK is also championing the right of all girls to twelve years
of quality education so that they have the knowledge and skills to thrive, including
leading change to help tackle the climate crisis. The UK is committed to delivering
an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education
have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their
adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. The UK is a proud defender of
SRHR and champion of the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education.
The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality
within climate action and finance. Our recently published COP Presidency paper 'Priorities
for Public Climate Finance' sets out gender-responsive climate finance as a UK priority,
which we are championing through our COP26 and G7 presidencies.</ins></p>
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