Food aid cut may have dire impact on health of Rohingya Myanmar refugees, experts warn


GENEVA, June 4 (dpa): Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladeshi refugee camps may be at serious risk of malnutrition following a second cut to food aid, the UN in Bangladesh has warned.

A funding shortfall of US$56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts on Thursday. The cuts reduce the value of rations provided to Rohingya refugees to US$8 per month, or 27 cents per day.

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