Bill Gates warns: Crisis threatens to cutting aid!

Bill Gates warns: Crisis threatens to cutting aid!

Brüssel, Belgien - Bill Gates has urged Brussels about the devastating consequences of cuts in development aid, which were implemented under the government of US President Donald Trump. In his speech, he vehemently criticized the drastic savings in the American development aid program USAID, which threatens over a million deaths. According to the information from Vol.at , over 10,000 employees were released due to these measures, which in some African countries has led to a complete lack of specialists. Gates emphasized that it is not about abstract numbers, but about the fates of people.

he expects it to take two to five years to reverse the negative effects of the cuts. In addition to the United States, other countries have also taken similar measures, which reduces all foreign help by more than 30 billion euros. Gates also warned that the current decline in child mortality-from ten million to five million per year-could endanger the cuts, since decisive funds for malaria networks and tuberculosis medication are missing, especially in several African countries.

Criticism of German development aids

In Germany, a broad alliance of 30 non -governmental organizations is formed, which asks the federal government not to reduce development aid. Organizations such as Caritas International and Oxfam emphasize that radical cuts in encoders not only endanger successes, but also undermine trust in international cooperation. Bill Gates also supports this appeal and argues that investments in development aid not only have humanitarian benefits, but could also strengthen the German economy by developing new markets. This reports DW.com .

In the coming days, a cabinet decision on the Federal Budget 2026 is expected, in which a reduction in development aid expenses is planned to relate to gross national income. As early as 2024, Germany missed the UN target of 0.7 percent with an ODA rate of 0.67 percent.

global health risk and child mortality

The global health crisis is still exacerbated by the cuts. Unicef ​​reports that despite a decline in global child mortality, progress is stagnating to less than five million in 2022. Many children continue to die from avoidable causes. The lack of medical staff and the closure of clinics, which are caused by cuts in aid money, is particularly worrying. According to Unicef ​​, access to high-quality health care is crucial for the survival of children, and the birthplace plays a decisive role in the chances of survival. In poorer countries, the risk of dying before the age of five is up to 80 times higher than in wealthier states.

The warnings of Gates and the NGOs illustrate the urgently needed international cooperation and sustainable investments in order to tackle the remaining challenges in health care and child mortality. The collapse of health systems could have fatal consequences and endanger the progress already achieved in child mortality.