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皇冠体育app government has awarded a one-off payment of 拢20 million to the BBC World Service as part of the refresh of the Integrated Review.

皇冠体育app money is being provided to protect all 42 World Service language services over the next 2 years, support English-language broadcasting, and counter disinformation.

皇冠体育app refreshed Integrated Review concludes that democracies like the UK must go further to out-cooperate and out-compete states that are driving instability. Developments over the past year, particularly the conflict in Ukraine, have shown the importance of being able to counter the hostile use of disinformation and to tackle the spread of harmful state narratives.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said:

皇冠体育app BBC World Service is vital in the fight against the spread of disinformation around the world. This funding will ensure people across the globe continue to have access to accurate, high-quality journalism.

As the world鈥檚 most trusted international broadcaster, the BBC World Service is a vital tool in providing accurate and impartial news, analysis and discussion in 42 languages to 365 million people around the world each week. This one-off funding will allow the BBC World Service to maintain its unrivalled status as the world鈥檚 largest international broadcaster, and to continue playing its crucial role in tackling harmful disinformation through providing trusted, impartial news and analysis globally.