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This information cannot be provided as numbers are too low to disclose for data protection reasons.<\/p>

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This information cannot be provided as numbers are too low to disclose for data protection reasons.<\/p>

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There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.<\/p>

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There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.<\/p>

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DFID has provided £1 million to support Yemen\u2019s constitutional drafting process, through a multi-donor United Nations Trust Fund under the leadership of Jamal Benomar, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General. This builds on our earlier contribution of £3.7 million to Yemen\u2019s National Dialogue Conference. Our support has helped to give women, youth and other marginalised groups an unprecedented opportunity to influence the negotiation of a more inclusive political settlement, as the basis for a more secure and stable Yemen.<\/p>

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DFID is providing advice to the Government of Yemen on how to address binding constraints to growth and develop a prioritised economic reform plan, working with the World Bank. In addition we are also providing £3.15 million, through a World Bank Trust Fund, to help the Government of Yemen to implement economic policy reforms prioritised in Yemen\u2019s 2012 Mutual Accountability Framework, and to coordinate international assistance to support these reforms. Finally, we are working closely with the IMF on its recently agreed Extended Credit Facility programme for Yemen, which includes a number of economic reform benchmarks.<\/p>

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DFID is providing £7 million to support Yemen\u2019s constitutional referendum and elections, in partnership with Yemen\u2019s Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. No DFID funding is being provided directly to Government of Yemen.<\/p>

<\/p>

Our support will help to: develop a new biometric voter registry; equip polling stations; draft relevant legislation; deliver a public outreach and communications campaign; engage civil society, women, and political parties in the process and planning of the elections; and assess and manage security risks. In addition, the UK Ambassador to Yemen regularly discusses elections preparations with Government of Yemen.<\/p>

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There are no staff directly employed by DFID who are paid less than the current Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. DFID considers the rate of pay for outsourced workers to be an issue for contractors. We encourage outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.<\/p>

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DFID\u2019s Executive Management Committee consists of four male members and one female member.<\/p>

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Afghan women played a central role in the London Conference on Afghanistan and were given a platform to share their views throughout. This included at the Civil Society associated event (\u201cAyenda\u201d), in the Reception, at a follow-up Ministerial breakfast with civil society, and in the main Conference Plenary itself.<\/p>

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