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Concerns mount over UN food aid cut for Rohingya in Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees wait to receive food supplies at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution centre in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh [File: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

Concerns are mounting over the World Food Programme’s (WFP) decision to slash food support for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh due to a funding crisis.

On March 1, the WFP, citing a $125m donation shortfall, cut the monthly food vouchers for the refugees from $12 to $10 per person, warning further cuts were “imminent” without an immediate cash injection.

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