UN warns that cuts in international aid could reverse progress in reducing child deaths globally.

The United Nations warns that cuts in international aid could reverse progress in reducing child mortality, especially in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. The report, from UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank, highlights that funding cuts may lead to a resurgence in newborn and child deaths. Despite a decline in global child deaths to 4.8 million in 2023, the risk of reversing this progress due to reduced aid threatens to undo years of improvement.