Even those who manage to hold on to one of the few remaining jobs in the locked-down Rakhine State capital don’t make enough ...

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The UN’s World Food Programme has warned of a “dramatic rise in hunger” in Myanmar’s conflict-hit Rakhine state after US aid cuts pushed by President Donald Trump. Blockades, ongoing fighting, and ...

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The WFP says that the state’s population has suffered from “prolonged conflict, severe movement restrictions, soaring food ...

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If we don't get that money, people will go hungry, malnutrition will increase,’ World Food Program’s Myanmar director Michael ...

The situation for Rohingya is dire,” WFP’s Myanmar director Michael Dunford said, noting that $30 million is required to aid ...

WFP Myanmar chief Michael Dunford told AFP last week the organization was being forced to winnow down aid because donors including the United States were no longer forthcoming. Since returning to ...

“WFP is also deeply concerned about the upcoming lean season from July to September, when food shortages hit hardest,” the statement said. The escalating conflict in Myanmar, which has ...

July 25, 2015 Credit: REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman The World Food Programme (WFP) is set to cut rations to vulnerable communities in conflict-hit states across Myanmar, the organization has revealed.