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The United Nations has welcomed the announcement by the new US government to restore funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement said the decision will save women’s and girls’ lives across the world.

“The decision by President Joe Biden administration will transform and save women’s and girls’ lives across the world, from the most pressing humanitarian emergencies to the most remote and hard-to-reach communities, and everywhere in between,” said Mr Guterres.