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HANSARDTigray ConflictI agree with my noble friend. We have been engaging with the AU and IGAD, including when the Foreign Secretary spoke to the Prime Minister of Sudan, who is the chair of IGAD. He…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right that conflict is a key part of our overseas development assistance. We have a conflict, security and stabilisation force programme in…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, we are working closely with the African Union to ensure that it is doing all it can to stop this conflict. We have actively supported the A3+1 to bring this on to the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictAs the noble Lord knows from his previous role and as he highlights, Ethiopia plays an incredibly important role in stability across the region, not least through its…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictMy Lords, from the Foreign Secretary to our ambassadors in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan, we are talking urgently to partners across the region and the world to ensure that…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTigray ConflictI am grateful to the noble Lord for sharing the information he has received, which is among many concerning reports we have seen. Reports of an imminent push on to the city of…24 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsGirls’ education is indeed a key priority for the FCDO but so is continuing our support for sexual and reproductive health and rights. We are the world’s second-largest global…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend that culture is an important export, of which the UK is very proud, and we will continue to support culture wherever we are able to.12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, we agree with that assessment and I assure the noble Lord that we will continue to prioritise tackling gender inequality.12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, the UK is committed to the sustainable development goals. The aims of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office—working to end extreme poverty, tackling the climate…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsI agree with the noble Baroness on the importance of investing in data. I am afraid I cannot commit to future spending in 2021 at this stage, but I agree that data is key to…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, I agree with the noble Lord that the SDGs provide a valuable framework to help us build back better in Covid-19 recovery. We are committed to implementing the SDGs and…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsWe are, of course, committed to a sustainable and resilient recovery as we build back better from Covid-19. We look forward to hosting the COP 26 conference next November, where…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development Goals[ Inaudible ]—and we will continue to do so. I point the noble Baroness towards the UK-Africa Investment Summit, which we held at the end of last year and which set out what…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, we are indeed supporting the Global Partnership for Education. We look forward to co-hosting the replenishment conference with the Government of Kenya next year and we…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsI agree with my noble friend that mental health is a major concern that affects women around the world. This summer we published our approach paper on mental health and…12 Nov 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, one of the core missions of the FCDO is to end extreme poverty, while also ensuring that all our programmes are reaching the bottom billion—the people most in need of…12 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, like nations around the world, the UK is experiencing a severe economic downturn due to the pandemic, which will affect the amount we spend on overseas development…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, I agree that we must ensure that, when a vaccine is available, people have the appropriate information. We are supporting H2H through our funding, but I shall take that…11 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Foreign AidMy Lords, we are continuing to prioritise girls’ education, particularly during this pandemic; as the noble Baroness says, many children are out of school at the moment. We are…11 Nov 2020