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‘Horrifying numbers’ of women and girls will die because of UK aid cuts, say MPs

FCDO cuts hit most vulnerable hardest, report says, with girl in South Sudan more likely to die in childbirth than finish school

British aid cuts have had a “devastating” effect on women and girls around the world, forcing sexual and reproductive health programmes to be cancelled, according to a new cross-party report by MPs.

The Commons international development select committee (IDC) said plummeting aid spending since 2020 had cost lives and endangered many more pregnant women, while abruptly cutting funding, often in mid-programme, had damaged relationships with partner organisations.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More FCDO cuts hit most vulnerable hardest, report says, with girl in South Sudan more likely to die in childbirth than finish schoolBritish aid cuts have had a “devastating” effect on women and girls around the world, forcing sexual and reproductive health programmes to be cancelled, according to a new cross-party report by MPs.The Commons international development select committee (IDC) said plummeting aid spending since 2020 had cost lives and endangered many more pregnant women, while abruptly cutting funding, often in mid-programme, had damaged relationships with partner organisations. Continue reading…