Minister refuses to say if UK HIV funding will be fully protected from aid cuts
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Minister refuses to say if UK HIV funding will be fully protected from aid cuts
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"Conservative MP David Mundell asked whether funding for organisations like the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) will be maintained in order for the UK to maintain its global "leadership" in the push to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030. In response, Baroness Chapman said: "I cannot say that everything you have listed will be protected... However, whatever [the allocations] are, I think our commitment to working alongside those organisations that have proved themselves effective is not going to change.""
The Independent requests donations to fund journalists covering reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Donations fund reporters on the ground to investigate topics such as Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and a documentary about American women fighting for reproductive rights. Jennifer Chapman, minister of state for international development and Africa, declined to guarantee protection for UK funding for the global HIV response ahead of announced international aid cuts. Conservative MP David Mundell asked whether funding for UNAIDS will be maintained to preserve UK leadership in ending AIDS by 2030. The UK plans a 40% reduction in total foreign aid to boost defence spending, with allocation details due for the next three years.
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