Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, “From camps to crops: US aid cuts reshape refugee life in Thailand.” The feature story examined how a small number of Burmese refugees are now working legally in Thailand, and how U.S. aid cuts may have played a part in triggering the policy shift.

After the Trump administration returned to office in January, U.S. humanitarian funding was slashed as part of a broader dismantling of foreign assistance programs. Within months, IRC closed the majority of its camp clinics, while TBC — the largest supplier of food and fuel — began scaling back support to feed only the most vulnerable. A new work authorization policy for refugees may allow 42,600 eligible people to begin to work legally outside of the refugee camps.

Source: Devex