US aid cuts start to bite for Myanmar's refugees

11/10/2025 5 min
US aid cuts start to bite for Myanmar's refugees

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Episode Synopsis

Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump ordered steep cuts to the US foreign aid budget, a move that sparked concerns it would cause widespread harm and even deaths for the millions that relied on the programs delivered or funded by the USAid office. Now, refugees and advocates say the cuts are starting to bite, with 85 per cent of residents in refugee camps along the Myanmar-Thai border living without USAid food rations.

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