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Aid Cuts Raise Concerns Over Food Insecurity and Medicine Access in Pacific and Ethiopia

3 reports, 2 independent Updated Oct 9
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ChildFund New Zealand highlighted that 266 million people globally face acute food insecurity, while 117 million have been displaced by conflict and more than 400 million children live in extreme poverty. The organization criticized a 10% cut to foreign aid in vulnerable areas, noting that cuts to USAID could result in 14 million additional deaths by 2030, primarily due to lack of access to medicines like vaccinations and HIV treatments. This situation affects communities in the Pacific region and Ethiopia.

From livenews.co.nz

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The reduction in foreign aid is linked to increased risks of death, particularly among children, due to limited access to essential medicines. ChildFund New Zealand argued that funding medicines for New Zealanders should not come at the risk of life-saving access in the world's poorest countries.

From livenews.co.nz

Who's involved

  • Pacific regionRegion where ChildFund New Zealand operates and where aid cuts threaten medicine access
  • EthiopiaCountry facing acute food insecurity and threatened medicine access

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  1. ChildFund NZ expands aid support to multiple countries; National plans to cut foreign aid.1 source
  2. Aid cuts threaten life-saving medicine access amid acute food insecurity in the Pacific and Ethiopia.1 source

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