WORLD · VERIFIED DEVELOPMENT
Global Child Survival Efforts Under Threat Amid Aid Cuts and Rising Debt Burdens
WHY IT MATTERS
Investing in child survival is crucial to maintaining economic prosperity, global security, and humanity's shared well-being, as it generates compounding returns over time and serves as a key component of UNICEF's programmatic work to end preventable deaths among children.
What happened
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted the significant gains made in reducing under-five deaths over the past two decades. However, these achievements are now at risk due to aid cuts, rising debt burdens, and inadequate domestic budgets.
The Child Survival Dividend report emphasizes the importance of protecting the systems that delivered these gains, citing the economic, security, and moral benefits of investing in child survival. The report shows that sustained investment in immunization, nutrition, health systems, and water, sanitation, and hygiene can lead to stronger economies, reduced security risks, and greater resilience against future threats.
UNICEF is working with countries and partners to accelerate the achievement of global targets on ending preventable deaths among children, providing guidance on proven solutions and serving as the operational framework for delivering against the Strategic Plan.
PRIMARY SOURCES
World: The Child Survival Dividend: How saving children's lives generates compounding returns for economic prosperity, global security and our shared humanity
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