Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Not Addressed
Funding cuts to gender-specific programming devastate women and girls, denying vital support.
Conclusion
Funding cuts to gender-specific programming will be devastating for women and girls, starving them of vital support and services. The Government has not learned lessons from the previous Government about the severe impacts of funding cuts to programming for women and girls. (Conclusion, Paragraph 77)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response highlights British International Investment's role in strengthening the private sector in fragile and conflict-affected states through economic resilience and job creation, but it does not address the committee's concerns regarding funding cuts to gender-specific programming.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
40. At every stage in the decision-making process to set 2025/26 ODA programme allocations, we considered the equalities impacts of allocations, including on women and girls. Our approach was informed by lessons learned from previous rounds of reductions. 41. As confirmed by the Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) we have published, we have avoided disproportionate negative impacts on women and girls in our 2025/26 ODA allocations. 42. We continue to strengthen actions to help mitigate the negative impacts on equalities, including by putting women and girls at the centre of our international efforts. For example, the Foreign Secretary made a commitment at UNGA 80 for the UK to spearhead international work to eliminate violence against women and girls.
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