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

Cuts to foreign aid budgets by the UK, France and Germany could contribute to more than 11.5 million preventable deaths by the end of the decade, according to a new report, which warns that Europe is abandoning its role as a pillar of global health and development.

Three separate studies within the report reveal the extent to which the nations have slashed their foreign aid budgets, and illustrate the impact worldwide. UK official development assistance (ODA) spending is projected to fall by 45% between 2020 and 2026, Germany’s by 37% between 2023 and 2026, and France’s by 30% over the same period, according to the research.

This report was a collaboration with European newspapers El Pais and Le Monde