Last week, a number of governments renewed their support for the Global Financing Facility - a financing mechanism for women and girls' healthcare which we know saves lives. In Ethiopia alone, it helped cut maternal mortality by a third in just five years. This is a crucial moment for the UK to step up, show leadership and help protect the health gains we cannot afford to lose.

On International Day of the Girl, a number of our partners are highlighting the importance of gender equality and supporting our vital work to empower girls.

COVID-19 is exposing and exacerbating existing inequalities that put girls at risk of gender-based violence, threatening to set back decades of progress.