Myanmar, World Food Programme

Al Jazeera on MSN1d
USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South
The rollback of funding for anti-malaria efforts in the Mekong is just one of many examples of cuts that are raising alarm ...
Christianity Today2d
Nixed USAID Scholarship Helped Christian Students Escape War
The $45 million diversity-focused program has so far provided 400 Burmese students—including Christian ethnic minorities—a chance to study away from conflict.
Human Rights Watch5h
US Aid Halt Can Be Deadly for Some
Wah K'Ler Paw was just 30 when she died from renal failure in a remote Thai refugee camp near the Myanmar border. Her death ...
Cuts to US foreign aid are hurting efforts to tackle human trafficking at scam compounds. Americans may pay the price
More than 220,000 people have been trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to scam people around the world. Funding cuts to ...
Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before
In February 2024, Myanmar’s junta declared mandatory military service for men aged 18 to 35 and women aged 18 to 27. Those ...
The Irrawaddy9dOpinion
How Myanmar’s Civic Space Is Shrinking After USAID Cuts
The abrupt halt to U.S. funding has stopped not only food and medical aid but also the vital work of civil society groups in ...
From fighting HIV to interpreters, USAID cuts wide swath of programs
Reuters reviewed a copy of a 368-page document that showed the most extensive list to date of the thousands of USAID programs ...
‘We are simply going to starve’: UN chief visits Rohingya refugees amid aid funding shortfall
The WFP may reduce food rations for the Rohingya from US$12.50 (S$16.70) to just US$6 per month Read more at straitstimes.com ...