WFP Cuts Food Aid for Over 1 Million in Myanmar, Sparks Urgent Concerns

The World Food Programme (WFP) is set to cut food assistance for over one million people in Myanmar starting April, citing critical funding shortfalls. This decision comes amid escalating conflict and displacement, with nearly 20 million individuals in Myanmar requiring humanitarian aid, and 15.2 million facing acute food insecurity. The situation is dire, as the WFP warns that without $60 million in funding, it will only be able to assist 35,000 of the most vulnerable, including children and pregnant women. Concurrently, the WFP is also reducing food aid for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, who will receive just $6 per month, putting thousands at risk of starvation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya camps, promised to seek support from global donors to avert this crisis. Humanitarian organizations are urging immediate international action to address these alarming cuts and the broader food security crisis in the region.