UN slashes support for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia due to U.S. cuts, sources say


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  • Thursday, 06 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: A wooden boat that carried Rohingya Muslims floats off the coast of Karang Gading village, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, January 1, 2024, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Fransisco Carolio/via REUTERS/File Photo

(Corrects first bullet point to make clear IOM has not halted all support)

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The United Nations' migration agency has slashed aid to hundreds of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, according to a letter seen by Reuters and two people briefed on the matter, because of massive funding cuts by their biggest donor, the United States.

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