World: Every $5 Rise in Oil Price Risks Cutting Aid to 40,000 Children, Projection Finds

Country: World Source: Save the Children If the conflict is prolonged and drives oil prices to US$100 per barrel for the rest of 2026, Save the Children’s modelling projects a 10% increase in the cost of its humanitarian aid, driving the cost of delivering aid up by more than US$27 million this year. LONDON, 16 April 2026 – Every US$5 rise in global oil prices triggered by conflict in the Middle East could wipe out the equivalent of one month of life-saving humanitarian aid for nearly 40,000 children, according to