US EditionStarving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Aid cuts by the U.S. government have forced 85% of Myanmar refugee camps to lose food assistance, worsening malnutrition and starvation among children, aid groups report.
- Families in Myanmar, like that of Mohammed Taher, are suffering due to the halt of food rations since April, leading to starvation and death among children.
- The U.N. estimates that 40% of Myanmar's population requires humanitarian assistance, exacerbated by U.S. aid cuts, which could result in over 14 million deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million children under age 5.
- Violence and food scarcity have surged in Myanmar, with many families, including Taher's, forced to forage for food, while humanitarian aid has been drastically reduced by U.S. policy changes.
- Aid cuts have severely impacted the provision of essential resources, with the U.S. cutting foreign aid from as much as 1% of its budget, further worsening the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
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Starving children scream for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation, death across Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
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Washington TimesStarving children screaming for food as U.S. aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
In more than 60 interviews, the AP documented widespread suffering
Starving Children Screaming For Food As US Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation And Death Across Myanmar
The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following cuts to U.S. foreign aid, specifically highlighting the impact on the persecuted Rohingya minority and others in internal displacement and refugee camps.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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