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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Aid cuts by the U.S. government have forced 85% of Myanmar refugee camps to lose food assistance, worsening malnutrition and starvation among children, aid groups report.
- The Associated Press reports that the U.S. foreign aid cuts have caused severe suffering among children in Myanmar.
- Mohammed Taher lost his 2-year-old son due to hunger and malnutrition, stating that many children in internment camps have also died.
- The Border Consortium ended food assistance for many refugees after U.S. funding cuts, leaving families desperate.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied any deaths caused by the aid cuts, while affected individuals like Taher directly blamed the United States for their losses.
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Starving children scream for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation, death across Myanmar
MAE SOT, Thailand — Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
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Washington TimesStarving children screaming for food as U.S. aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
In more than 60 interviews, the AP documented widespread suffering
Starving Children Screaming For Food As US Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation And Death Across Myanmar
The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar following cuts to U.S. foreign aid, specifically highlighting the impact on the persecuted Rohingya minority and others in internal displacement and refugee camps.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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