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Millions of people in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Liberia, and the Philippines are impacted by U.S. Government cuts to BRAC projects.

This was originally published in BBC News. Below is an excerpt from the article. Washington’s abrupt cut slashed annual USAID support to Bangladesh from $500 million to $71 million, closing 113 projects and halving food rations for more than one million Rohingya refugees. Community tuberculosis initiatives in Dhaka’s slums have already halted, heightening drug-resistance risks....

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UN funding crisis halves Rohingya food aid, heightening hunger risk in Bangladesh camps  Facing a severe funding gap, the United Nations World Food Programme will slash monthly food rations for more than a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to £4.70 — about $6 — per person. Aid workers warn the cut, prompted by major...

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