UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding

SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsTipsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsWorldEuropeUSAmericasAsiaAustraliaMiddle EastAfricaInequalityGlobal development Winnie Byanyima at the UN funding conference in Seville. She says Pepfar constituted 60% of her budget. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/ReutersView image in fullscreenWinnie Byanyima at the UN funding conference in Seville. She says Pepfar constituted 60% of her budget. Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/ReutersGlobal developmentUNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deathsWinnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding

About this contentTracy McVeigh in SevilleFri 4 Jul 2025 01.00 EDTShareThe head of the global agency tackling Aids says she expects HIV rates to soar and deaths to multiply in the next four years as a direct impact of the “seismic” US cuts to aid spending.