"The move comes as the United States under President Donald Trump has cut off humanitarian aid programs around the world. Until this year, the US was the largest funder of food aid for the displaced people in the Thai camps. The problems caused by the food aid cuts have also been exacerbated by an influx of new refugees driven out of Myanmar by a raging civil war. Earlier this year, charities managing foreign food aid in the camps were forced to cancel rations for most of the refugees."
"Owing to the foreign aid cuts, it said in a statement, "the cabinet has made approval to grant special permission for this group of refugees to stay and work in the country to support themselves and their families." The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), welcomed the move, adding that although the resolution only applied to a limited number of refugees, it could set a "regional benchmark" for a "rights-based refugee solution.""
Thailand lifted a decades-long ban on working rights for long-term refugees from Myanmar living in nine border camps near the Thai border. The United States cut off major humanitarian and food aid, and charities managing aid were forced to cancel rations for most refugees. An influx of new refugees driven by Myanmar's civil war worsened the crisis. The Border Consortium issued an emergency funding appeal that went unmet, prompting the Thai cabinet to grant special permission for affected refugees to stay and work. The resolution covers about 80,000 people and drew support from UNHCR as a potential regional benchmark for rights-based solutions.
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