Bill Gates has issued one of his starkest warnings yet, pledging nearly $1 billion (£740 million) to the Global Fund to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event in New York on September 22, 2025, Gates said that millions of children could die if governments fail to reverse steep aid cuts, which have slashed global development funding by 21% in just one year —the sharpest decline in 15 years.
