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UN chief visits Cox’s Bazar, warns funding cuts would sharply reduce Rohingya rations
Summary
Secretary-General met Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and voiced concern over World Food Programme funding cuts that would halve monthly rations; WFP says $60 million is needed to maintain life-saving food assistance in Myanmar this year.
United Nations Secretary-General visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, met Rohingya refugees and host communities, and warned that announced cuts to food assistance would have severe humanitarian consequences, the U.N. spokesperson said.
The visit included meetings with refugee families, youth and women running livelihoods inside the camps, and an Iftar shared with roughly 60,000 people. "He assured every one of the people he met that he would do everything he can to stop the funding cuts, and he apologized to them because the United Nations and the…
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