DRC
In the DRC, hundreds of thousands of people will stop being treated for diseases like mpox and cholera, and tens of thousands of children won't get tested and treated for malnutrition.
Sudan
In Sudan, 300,000 people could not get the nutrition and food aid they desperately need at a time when catastrophic hunger is already claiming lives. Over one million people will be cut off from nutritional and medical care.
Somalia
In Somalia, over 83,000 children could stop receiving life-saving treatment for acute malnutrition.
Ethiopia
In Ethiopia our polio immunization project could grind to a halt, undoing years of work to eradicate the infection.
Tanzania
In Tanzania, 225,000 pregnant women and over 2,000 children under two face increased risk of malnutrition and disease since the pause. A vital neglected tropical disease programme has also been severely impacted, leaving 31,000 people at risk from disease.
Also in Tanzania, over 50,000 children, including a high percentage of refugees, have had their education disrupted or completely stopped. Schools and child-friendly spaces may be forced to close. And cross border family tracing and reunification has stopped, leaving children at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Mozambique
In Mozambique, 2,177 tonnes of essential food supplies have been stuck in warehouses for weeks, while families in the Zambezia province face growing food insecurity. The cuts in funding have affected 35,000 children who are at risk of malnutrition, as well as 51,500 pregnant and lactating women who are struggling to nourish their babies. For years, the Okhokelamo ni Solha programme has provided food, healthcare, and economic support to help families break cycles of malnutrition and poverty. Now, 331,215 people are suddenly without support.
Kenya
In Kenya, over 154,600 children under five and 142,100 pregnant and lactating women in hard-to-reach areas are at risk of missing out of lifesaving nutrition interventions. 24,731 people are now exposed to a risk of water borne diseases such as cholera due to lack of access to safe drinking water. And 35,875 people will continue to face severe food shortages due to a stop in cash transfers.
Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, thousands of children under five who are at risk from malnutrition will stop being screened and referred for treatment. Without these interventions, cases of severe acute malnutrition will go undetected, leading to increased stunting, developmental delays, and child mortality. We will also have to stop community outreach to build awareness and behaviour change around nutrition. Without urgent funding, children in Sierra Leone will suffer-many will not survive. Years of progress in fighting malnutrition will be reversed, and the most vulnerable families will be left without support
Senegal
In Senegal, 81,966 school children will stop receiving bilingual reading support and learning materials. This is a real obstacle to the implementation of the Ministry of Education's bilingual education policy.
El Salvador
In El Salvador, over 52,000 children will stop receiving specialised education support.
Latin America
In Latin America, every day, over 2,000 children are denied access to food, education and other fundamental rights.
Central America
In Central America, 2,700 families have stopped receiving essential food, which increases the risk of developing negative coping strategies, such as child labour, asking for loans and migrating through dangerous routes, putting their lives at risk.
Colombia
In Colombia, 25,000 people, including 16,000 children, will stop receiving support to access to food, safe environments to learn and play, and protection from recruitment to organized crime, sexual violence and other violations. This includes 8,300 people who will not have access to economic support to buy food, pay for education and cover the essential needs of their families.
Syria
In Syria, foreign aid cuts will shut down essential nutrition, child protection and education programmes across Syria, putting the lives of at least 17,000 people at risk. Without urgent action…
- 7,500 children under five and 4,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women won’t receive nutrition support in Northeast Syria
- 1,300 children suffering from acute malnutrition won’t get the treatment they need in our nutrition centres in Northeast Syria
- In Al Hol camp, where Save the Children is the only provider of education services, classes will have to close, robbing 640 children not just of education, but also protection from harm
- Case management services that are supporting 250 children at risk of child marriage, family violence, neglect, and gender-based violence will grind to a halt
- We’ll have to stop supporting local partners in Northwest Syria who are operating malnutrition treatment centres and carrying out malnutrition screening