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UN Chief Urges Global Action to Prevent Rohingya Refugee Food Aid Cuts

Antonio Guterres visits Bangladesh to meet Rohingya refugees and pledges to mobilize international support amid severe funding shortfalls.

Sacks of food are arranged for distribution to Rohingya refugees during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at their camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)
Rohingya refugees shop at a market inside their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)
Rohingya refugees wait for food to be distributed during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at their camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)
Rohingya refugees collect food stuff distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) at their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)

Overview

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to express solidarity with over one million Rohingya refugees facing potential food ration cuts.
  • The UN World Food Programme announced that food vouchers may be halved from $12.50 to $6 per month starting in April due to funding shortages.
  • Guterres criticized international aid cuts, calling them a humanitarian crisis, and vowed to advocate for increased global funding to prevent further suffering.
  • The visit included meetings with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, discussions on refugee repatriation to Myanmar, and support for Bangladesh's political transition.
  • Rohingya refugees, reliant on aid and barred from working, expressed fears of starvation and called for international intervention to address their dire conditions.