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PM defends aid cut branded devastating for women and girls across the globe

85% aid cut a betrayal of women and girls around the world

GOVERNMENT cuts to foreign aid budgets will lead to the unnecessary death of tens of thousands of women during pregnancy and childbirth, charities have warned.  Ministers are expected to slash Britain’s contribution to the United Nations’ flagship programme for family planning by 85 per cent this year, from £154 million to £23m.  The cut in support for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is the latest to be revealed by a leaked memo, which also outlines Tory plans to reduce funding for water projects by 80 per cent.  UNFPA executive director Dr Natalia Kanem warned that the cuts would “be devastating for women and girls and their families across the world.”

Devastating : UN agency slams seismic UK family planning aid cut | Health News

London, United Kingdom – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has denounced a decision by the United Kingdom to slash the level of funding it gives to the agency’s flagship family planning programme by 85 percent, saying the cut will have “devastating” consequences for millions of women and girls across the world. UNFPA said in a statement on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government had informed the sexual and reproductive health agency it intended to retreat on its initial pledge of £154m ($211m) for the programme this year, reducing its support to £23m ($32m) instead. The UK is the largest donor to the initiative, which provides contraceptives and maternal health care to millions of women and girls in the world’s poorest countries.

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