周二，英国议员获悉，英国和美国在尼日利亚的援助资金削减对该国妇女和女童的影响大于其他群体。
UK and US aid funding cuts in Nigeria have impacted the country’s women and girls more than other groups, MPs were told on Tuesday.
随着许多西方政府削减海外发展预算以增加国防开支，尼日利亚是受冲击最严重的国家之一。
Nigeria has been among the hardest-hit countries as many Western governments have slashed overseas development budgets to increase defence spending.
在国际发展委员会就援助削减对非洲全球健康影响举行的首次听证会上，议员获悉，英国政府的削减显著影响了尼日利亚的水、环境卫生和个人卫生（WASH）项目，使妇女和女童面临风险。
At the International Development Committee’s first hearing on the impact of aid cuts on global health in Africa, MPs were told that UK government cuts had impacted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programmes in Nigeria significantly, putting women and girls at risk.
“水、环境卫生和个人卫生是英国政府对尼日利亚支持中资金最少的领域之一。水、环境卫生和个人卫生能让女童留在学校，让她们有效管理经期，让妇女安全分娩，并保护5岁以下儿童的生命，”尼日利亚水援组织国家主任埃夫林·梅雷说。
“WASH is one of the lowest-funded areas in UK government support to Nigeria. WASH enables girls to stay in school, enables them to manage their menstruation effectively, enables women to give birth safely, and protects the lives of children under 5,” Evelyn Mere country director of Water Aid Nigeria said.
她补充说：“英国政府表示，其优先事项之一是教育女童、赋权妇女并确保她们的声音被听到。这意味着英国说一套，但援助削减却做另一套。”
“The UK government says one of its priorities is that it will educate girls, empower women and make sure their voices are heard. It means that the UK says one thing, but with the aid cuts does another,” she added.
英国外交、联邦和发展办公室（FCDO）今年早些时候宣布，将在未来三年内将对尼日利亚的援助开支削减50.2%，从2025年的1.36亿英镑减少到2029年的6800万英镑。
The British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) announced earlier this year it would reduce its aid spending in Nigeria by 50.2 per cent over the next three years, from £136 million in 2025 to £68 million by 2029.
在特朗普政府关闭美国国际开发署（USAID）——美国政府的对外援助机构——后，尼日利亚也面临来自美国的大幅资金削减。这包括超过6亿美元（约4.5亿英镑）的健康资金。
Nigeria has also faced substantial funding reductions from the US after the Trump administration shuttered USAID, the government’s foreign assistance arm. This included more than $600 million (£450 million) in health funding.
FCDO于2025年7月发布的一份内部影响评估承认，非洲资金削减的最大受害者将是一线水、环境卫生和个人卫生以及妇女健康项目。
An FCDO internal impact assessment, published in July 2025, acknowledged that the biggest casualties of African funding cuts would be frontline WASH and women’s health programmes.
评估总结称：“总体而言，任何健康支出的削减都有增加疾病负担并最终导致死亡的风险，特别是影响生活在贫困中的人、妇女、儿童和残疾人。”
“Overall, any reductions to health spending risk an increase in disease burden and ultimately in deaths, impacting in particular those living in poverty, women, children and people with disabilities,” the assessment concluded.