<p>The UK is proud to defend universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights; these are fundamental to the empowerment of women and girls. Between 2019 and 2020 alone, UK aid helped over 25 million women and girls use modern methods of contraception.</p><p>Advancing gender equality and women’s rights are a core part of the UK Government’s work on development, including enabling girls to fulfil 12 years of quality education.</p><p>We are working through the implications of the ODA reductions for individual programmes and activities. No decisions on individual country or sectoral budgets have been made yet.</p>