Legal Framework

Convention on the Rights of the Child — Article 6

Recognizes every child's inherent right to life and requires states to ensure children's survival and development to the maximum extent possible.

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Systematic Dismantlement of USAID and Global Humanitarian Consequences

Systematic destruction of the US Agency for International Development resulted in termination of lifesaving programs across the developing world, with The Lancet projecting 9.4 million additional …

  • The Lancet projects 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030 as a direct result of the USAID dismantlement, making this potentially the single …
  • 23 million children lost access to education and 95 million people lost access to basic healthcare when USAID programs were terminated.