Antonio Guterres visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced it may need to halve food vouchers due to funding shortages. Starting in April, vouchers may drop from $12.50 to just $6 per month, raising concerns over worsening hunger in the overcrowded camps. The U.S., historically a primary donor, has reduced aid under Trump's administration, contributing to the crisis. UNICEF reported alarming malnutrition levels among children, with treatment admissions for severe cases increasing significantly compared to the previous year. Guterres's visit aims to galvanize international support for the refugees' plight.
If that's halved, we are simply going to starve," said Mohammed Sabir, a 31-year-old refugee from Myanmar who has lived in a Cox's Bazar camp since 2017. "We are not allowed to work here. I feel helpless when I think of my children. What will I feed them?
The UN children's agency UNICEF said youngsters in the camps were experiencing the worst levels of malnutrition since 2017, with admissions for severe malnutrition treatment up 27 percent in February compared with the same month last year.
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