More than 100,000 children in Myanmar's western coastal state of Rakhine are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/asia-pacific/society/myanmar-hunger-catastrophe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #myanmar #rohingya #hunger #children #food #aid
School closures as a result of funding cuts are pushing Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/society/school-rohingya-refugee-children/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #rohingya #refugees #unhcr #myanmar #children #humanrights #usaid #un #unicef
Millions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cutting could hamper evidence gathering and undermine efforts to seek justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar, the head of a U.N. investigation said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/asia-pacific/un-probe-rohingya-cost-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #un #myanmar #rohingya #humanrights