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<p>2021 is a year of UK leadership on the world stage, including on girls' education. Meeting under the UK Presidency, G7 Foreign and Development Ministers endorsed two new, global, SDG 4 milestone targets on girls' education on 5 May - 40 million more girls in school by 2025 in low and lower-middle income countries; and 20 million more girls reading by age 10, or the end of primary school in low and lower- middle-income countries by 2025. We are calling on the world to help deliver these objectives, working in partnership with developing country partners, multilateral institutions, civil society, girl-led groups, and youth leaders. The Prime Minister is calling on G7 Leaders to re-endorse our two targets in the Leaders' Communique, and to make ambitious financial pledges to the Global Partnership for Education.</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will spend a total of £400 million on girls' education in this financial year. This very substantial sustained investment of UK ODA is only one of our tools in achieving our ambitions.</p> |