From camps to crops: US aid cuts reshape refugee life in Thailand
After decades of confinement to border camps, a small number of Burmese refugees are now working legally in Thailand. The Aid Report examines how U.S. aid cuts helped trigger the policy shift — and whether labor can supplement aid without exposing refugees to greater risk.
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The summer of starvation: Amid Trump’s foreign aid Cuts, a mother struggles to keep her sons alive [ProPublica] ↳
ProPublica investigates impacts after the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world. Thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved. Here, the authors follow the story of Rose Natabo, who works tirelessly to keep her children alive even amid deep food insecurity caused by the cuts.
Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts ↳
Reductions to humanitarian aid in Rohingya refugee camps have stripped away protection services, leaving children more vulnerable to trafficking, forced labor, and early marriage, reports the AP.
The painful, seismic shift in humanitarian aid—and what’s next [Carnegie Endowment for International Peace] ↳
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reports that the abrupt reduction in U.S. humanitarian aid has left major gaps in global emergency response systems and strained the ability of the United Nations and partner organizations to meet rising humanitarian needs. The funding shock presents both a crisis and a potential inflection point for reforming the international humanitarian system.
For Syrian refugees, US aid cuts have been devastating [FP] ↳
Syrian families who once counted on U.S.-funded cash and food assistance are now facing hunger and eviction as humanitarian support dries up, Foreign Policy reports.

