U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze is reportedly wreaking havoc along the Thai-Myanmar border, where medical clinics serving around 100,000 refugees, most of them from Myanmar, could soon be forced to close their doors – if they haven’t already.
Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.
US president orders 90-day review of foreign assistance programmes to determine if they should be maintained, modified or eliminated.
A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,
Seven refugee hospitals in war-torn Myanmar have been closed after the U.S. froze foreign aid - with patients carrying oxygen tanks being turned out onto the streets. The clinics, run by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) along the Thai-Myanmar border,
Trump may care little about Myanmar, but a robust U.S. foreign-policy infrastructure means the generals in Naypyitaw have nothing to celebrate, Scot Marciel tells The Irrawaddy.
The president plunged communities into fear, upended life for thousands of refugees, and moved to stop charities from helping immigrants already in the US.
President Donald Trump has ordered "enhanced screening" for visa issuance and a review of countries for a potential ban.
Healthcare centres on the Thai-Myanmar border are closing due to the suspension of U.S. foreign aid, impacting refugees who rely on these facilities. In response, sick patients are being transferred elsewhere,
This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is truly there for them.
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BERLIN/BANGKOK/LONDON: Humanitarian organisations have decried the aid freeze imposed by the world's largest aid contributor United States on President Donald Trump's orders.Trump last week