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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposed merger of the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proposed merger of the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women.
The Government is closely engaged in discussions on the proposed merger of United Nations (UN) Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UK supports effective and evidence-based UN reform and remains open to merger and non-merger options, but considers that insufficient evidence has been provided to justify a merger at this time. Our priority is to ensure the most effective and efficient delivery of the important mandates of both organisations, leading to stronger outcomes for women and girls on the ground. We continue to stress that the existing mandates of UN Women and UNFPA are not up for negotiation. The UK believes that any proposal for significant structural reform should be underpinned by a robust evidence base, and we continue to ask the UN to provide the necessary analysis to inform Member State discussions. We also emphasise the importance of inclusive consultation throughout the process, including meaningful engagement with civil society.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consider non-merger options for the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women that protects their mandates and avoid weakening the United Nations' capacity to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to consider non-merger options for the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women that protects their mandates and avoid weakening the United Nations' capacity to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
The Government is closely engaged in discussions on the proposed merger of United Nations (UN) Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UK supports effective and evidence-based UN reform and remains open to merger and non-merger options, but considers that insufficient evidence has been provided to justify a merger at this time. Our priority is to ensure the most effective and efficient delivery of the important mandates of both organisations, leading to stronger outcomes for women and girls on the ground. We continue to stress that the existing mandates of UN Women and UNFPA are not up for negotiation. The UK believes that any proposal for significant structural reform should be underpinned by a robust evidence base, and we continue to ask the UN to provide the necessary analysis to inform Member State discussions. We also emphasise the importance of inclusive consultation throughout the process, including meaningful engagement with civil society.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to request full evidence and analysis from the United Nations to be made available before any decision is made on the merger between the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women, and whether they intend to support meaningful civil society engagement...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to request full evidence and analysis from the United Nations to be made available before any decision is made on the merger between the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Women, and whether they intend to support meaningful civil society engagement...
The Government is closely engaged in discussions on the proposed merger of United Nations (UN) Women and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UK supports effective and evidence-based UN reform and remains open to merger and non-merger options, but considers that insufficient evidence has been provided to justify a merger at this time. Our priority is to ensure the most effective and efficient delivery of the important mandates of both organisations, leading to stronger outcomes for women and girls on the ground. We continue to stress that the existing mandates of UN Women and UNFPA are not up for negotiation. The UK believes that any proposal for significant structural reform should be underpinned by a robust evidence base, and we continue to ask the UN to provide the necessary analysis to inform Member State discussions. We also emphasise the importance of inclusive consultation throughout the process, including meaningful engagement with civil society.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the Department for International Development made to (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding in (a) 2017–18, and (b) 2018–19, to the (i) United Nations Population Fund, (ii) World Health Organization, (iii) UNICEF, (iv) Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, (v) International Planned Parenthood Federation, (vi)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the Department for International Development made to (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding in (a) 2017–18, and (b) 2018–19, to the (i) United Nations Population Fund, (ii) World Health Organization, (iii) UNICEF, (iv) Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, (v) International Planned Parenthood Federation, (vi)...
Department for International Development’s Official Development Assistance funding to selected multilateral institutions by (1) core and (2) non-core for 2017 and 2018 calendar years.
| 2017 | 2018 | ||
| Core (£m) | Non-core (£m) | Core (£m) | Non-core (£m) |
United Nations Population Fund | 20.0 | 120.5 | 20.0 | 147.7 |
World Health Organisation | 19.5 | 105.5 | 29.5 | 133.0 |
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | 48.0 | 390.1 | 48.0 | 391.5 |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS | 15.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 |
International Planned Parenthood Federation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Women and Children First UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | 317.1 | 0 | 360.0 | 0 |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | 12.5 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 4.3 |
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made to (1) the core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19.
Details of Her Majesty's Government (HMG) spending on international development is available online in Statistics on International Development. Please note that data is published by calendar year and not HMG financial year.
The report shows that the UN Women received the following funding:
Year | Core (£ millions) | Non-core (£ millions) |
2016 | 12.5 | 8.3 |
2017 | 12.5 | 6.8 |
2018 data on non-core funding will be published later this year. Core funding for 2018 remained steady at £12.5m.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made, if any, to the (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2015–16, (b) 2016–17, and (c) 2017–18.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made, if any, to the (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding of UN Women in (a) 2015–16, (b) 2016–17, and (c) 2017–18.
Her Majesty’s Governments core and non-core funding to UN Women in a) 2015/16, b) 2016/17 and c) 2017/18 can be found in the table below.
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
UN Women | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| 4.2 | 8.3 | 6.2 |
These figures were taken from ‘Statistics on International Development, table A8’. The figures for 2017 are provisional DFID figures. Final figures for HMG will be released on Statistics on International Development which is due out in November this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with UN Women about the UK contribution to its core funding.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with UN Women about the UK contribution to its core funding.
DFID officials have ongoing discussions with UN Women regarding UK core funding contributions, and additionally have an upcoming high level strategic dialogue in December with UN Women which will cover how core funding is spent by the agency.
Support to protect women and girls, whether in relation to education, sanitation or refugees, has been a significant part of the work DFID is doing. We are constantly in contact with UN agencies about what more can be done both for women in conflict and for women in developing countries, and that is a major part of DFID’s programme.
Support to protect women and girls, whether in relation to education, sanitation or refugees, has been a significant part of the work DFID is doing. We are constantly in contact with UN agencies about what more can be done both for women in conflict and for women in developing countries, and that is a major part of DFID’s programme.
What recent discussions has the Department had with United Nations Women on the UK Government’s contribution to its core funding?
What recent discussions has the Department had with United Nations Women on the UK Government’s contribution to its core funding?
What recent discussions has the Department had with United Nations Women on the UK Government’s contribution to its core funding?
Support to protect women and girls, whether in relation to education, sanitation or refugees, has been a significant part of the work DFID is doing. We are constantly in contact with UN agencies about what more can be done both for women in conflict and for women in developing countries, and that is a major part of DFID’s programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take to support UN Women following the publication of the Multilateral Development Review 2016.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take to support UN Women following the publication of the Multilateral Development Review 2016.
Since the publication of the Multilateral Development Review (MDR) in 2016, DFID has supported UN Women through Executive Boards, regular bilateral engagement and discussions on UN development system reform to strengthen areas for improvement identified by the MDR, such as value for money, organisational effectiveness and corporate assurance.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to meet the Executive Director of UN Women.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to meet the Executive Director of UN Women.
The Secretary of State met the Executive Director of UN Women during the UN General Assembly in September, and would expect to meet her again in the course of regular business.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the core and non-core contributions made by the Department for International Development to the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and UN Women in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the core and non-core contributions made by the Department for International Development to the United Nations Population Fund, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and UN Women in (1) 2013–14, and (2) 2014–15.
The core and non-core contributions (in £ millions) made by the Department for International Development in the years 2013 and 2014 can be found in the table below. These figures are from the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | UNICEF | World Health Organisation (WHO) | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) | UN Women | |
Core contributions 2013 | 20 | 46 | 14.5 | 15 | 12.5 |
Non-core contributions 2013 | 41.9 | 286.9 | 163.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
Core contributions 2014 | 20 | 48 | 14.5 | 15 | 12.5 |
Non-core contributions 2014 | 203.3 | 274.6 | 84.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will allocate funding to support the work of UN Women UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will allocate funding to support the work of UN Women UK.
We are currently considering the merits of a request for funding that we received from the UK National Committee for Women on the 28th of August.
The UK is the second largest donor to UN Women, providing £12.5m of funding each year.
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on the subject of this debate and indeed on her speech. I followed with interest the discussions and debates that took place earlier this year at the Commission on the Status of Women. I am impressed indeed by its strong outcome. I would...
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on the subject of this debate and indeed on her speech. I followed with interest the discussions and debates that took place earlier this year at the Commission on the Status of Women. I am impressed indeed by its strong outcome. I would...
Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the role of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and its impact on gender equality and the advancement of women in both national and international policy.
Lords question for short debate on what assessment they have made of the role of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women and its impact on gender equality and the advancement of women in both national and international policy.
My Lords, the UN Commission on the Status of Women, known as CSW, first met in 1947, soon after the founding of the UN. Its work forms a close and long-standing relationship with a number of NGOs and civil society, and it advises the UN Economic and Social Council, known...
My Lords, the UN Commission on the Status of Women, known as CSW, first met in 1947, soon after the founding of the UN. Its work forms a close and long-standing relationship with a number of NGOs and civil society, and it advises the UN Economic and Social Council, known...
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson of Abinger, for her stirring and powerful speech on the UN Commission on the Status of Women and work arising therefrom. I am pleased and reassured today to learn of Her Majesty’s Government’s new determination to tackle the double trauma of female genital...
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson of Abinger, for her stirring and powerful speech on the UN Commission on the Status of Women and work arising therefrom. I am pleased and reassured today to learn of Her Majesty’s Government’s new determination to tackle the double trauma of female genital...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate initiated by the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson of Abinger, particularly when, as the only male Peer to be speaking, I am in the company of such distinguished noble Baronesses. Yesterday, I asked the noble Baroness, Lady Bottomley of...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate initiated by the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson of Abinger, particularly when, as the only male Peer to be speaking, I am in the company of such distinguished noble Baronesses. Yesterday, I asked the noble Baroness, Lady Bottomley of...
My Lords, I am honoured to follow the noble Lord, with whom I have worked over many years. He may be male but no one can say he is stale or pale, and on that basis he is welcome as part of the debate. He was, of course, president of...
My Lords, I am honoured to follow the noble Lord, with whom I have worked over many years. He may be male but no one can say he is stale or pale, and on that basis he is welcome as part of the debate. He was, of course, president of...