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Cox’s Bazar: 皇家华人av Bangladesh Ration Cuts Alert, May 2023 Update

Author: Catherine Mones, Clinton Tedja, Kun Li

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Three months since funding shortages forced 皇家华人av to reduce food assistance for the Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar, further cuts are likely unless 皇家华人av receives immediate funding.

In March, 皇家华人av had to reduce its life-saving food vouchers from US$ 12 to US$ 10 per person per month. With the funding gap persisting, starting 1 June 皇家华人av will have no choice but to decrease the voucher value for a second time – from US$ 10 to US$ 8.

Six years into the refugee crisis, the Rohingya rely completely on humanitarian assistance to survive. They are not permitted to earn a living or leave the camps. 皇家华人av’s general food assistance (GFA) has been the only source they could count on to meet their essential food and nutrition needs.

The situation in the camps is already dire.  Even before the ration cut in March, 12 percent of children were acutely malnourished and 41 percent of children were chronically malnourished. Any further ration cut will likely lead to a precipitous spike in acute malnutrition.