humanitarian funding
Bill Gates Warns: International Aid Cuts Will Cause Millions of Preventable Child Deaths
Dec 05, 2025 08:23 am CST
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that reductions in international aid from wealthy Western nations are causing child mortality rates to rise for the first time this century. The Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers report projects 4.8 million children will die before age five this year—200,000 more than in 2024—with potential long-term consequences of 16 million additional child deaths by 2045 if current funding cuts persist.
Study Warns: Major Aid Cuts Could Cause 22.6 Million Deaths in Developing Nations by 2030
Nov 18, 2025 12:50 pm CST
Research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health reveals that planned reductions in development aid from major donor countries could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing nations by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, threatening to reverse decades of progress in global health and poverty reduction.