US pledges $73 million lifeline for Rohingya refugees amid aid cuts
The U.S. has announced $73 million in emergency aid for Rohingya refugees through the U.N.’s World Food Program.
The funds aim to support more than one million stateless Rohingya in Bangladesh, as warnings of deepening food shortages and health care crises increase.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the aid will provide crucial food and nutrition.
She urged other nations to help shoulder the burden.
The move comes amid drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid under President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
His administration has already started dismantling USAID — America’s main international assistance agency.
Two U.N. bodies warned the funding gap could force ration cuts, worsen hunger, restrict health care, and spark unrest in the crowded camps of Cox’s Bazar.
The Rohingya have lived there since fleeing violence in Burma in 2017.
Over these eight years, the U.S. has been the biggest donor to Rohingya refugees, contributing nearly $2.4 billion.
But the recent freeze has forced at least five hospitals to cut services.
A reprieve came last month when Secretary of State Marco Rubio granted a waiver for life-saving aid.
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