Donald Trump's move to cut most of the US funding towards foreign humanitarian aid could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday. A third of those at risk of premature deaths are children, the research finds.

Projections suggest that ongoing deep funding cuts - combined with the potential dismantling of the agency - could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, includ

For poorer countries, "the resulting shock would be similar in scale to a global pandemic or a major armed conflict," researchers wrote.