Overview

• The UN's World Food Program announced food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will be reduced from $12.50 to $6 per person per month starting in April.
• The cuts are attributed to severe funding shortfalls, with the WFP stating it urgently needs $81 million to sustain current levels of assistance.
• Rohingya refugees, who rely entirely on aid, already face widespread malnutrition and overcrowding in camps housing over one million people.
• Aid groups warn the reduction will exacerbate malnutrition, health crises, and social instability, with women and children particularly at risk.
• The refugee crisis stems from a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar, which forced over 750,000 Rohingya to flee, and prospects for repatriation remain bleak.