UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study
As Europe’s leading donor countries slash budgets, the result could be more than 11.5m preventable deaths, report suggests
TL;DR
- UK, France, and Germany are cutting foreign aid budgets, potentially causing over 11.5 million preventable deaths by 2030.
- UK ODA spending is projected to fall by 45% between 2020 and 2026, Germany's by 37% (2023-2026), and France's by 30% (2022-2026).
- UK cuts alone could result in 5.1 million additional deaths by 2030, France's 3.5 million, and Germany's nearly 2.9 million.
- Specific impacts include increased unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, maternal deaths, and failure to prevent deaths from Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria.
- Germany's humanitarian aid cuts may leave about 4 million people without food assistance.
- These aid cuts are occurring as European governments increase defense spending.
- The report advocates for reaffirming global health as a public good with predictable financing and genuine multilateral commitment.