The UK government has been accused of "backsliding" on its commitments to reducing gender inequality after it cut funding for research and development projects supporting women and girls by more than two-thirds.
Researchers on a "cutting-edge" £15m programme aimed at advancing gender justice and security in 22 countries were told that they would only receive a third of their promised funding this year.
Academics working on the initiative described the cuts as "callous" and "unethical", and said that pulling millions in funding to women in developing countries, especially with less than four months’ notice, will place them "under the threat of violence".
