Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create “social and mental pressure.

The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) called on Friday for urgent funding for its Bangladesh operations, warning that a funding deficit would curb rations for the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee settlement.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps express alarm over the U.S. decision to halve food rations. Over one million will be affected, creating social and mental strain. This change follows President Trump's foreign aid cuts,

The United Nations food agency said it would reduce aid for rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by more than half – to U.S. $6 a day per person, amid a funds shortage w

The United Nations says severe funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme to halve rations for Rohingya in Bangladesh. After the U.S. froze aid spending, rations for the persecuted Muslim minority will be reduced from US$12.