Rohingya refugees wait for food to be distributed during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at their camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 6. © AP
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) -- Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create "social and mental pressure."
President Donald Trump abruptly stopped most foreign aid and dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has significantly hampered the global humanitarian sector. Trump's Jan. 20 executive order froze the funding for a 90-day review.