Karen organisations release joint statement on severe cuts to food aid to refugees

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A collective of Karen organisations worldwide released a joint statement on 7 May calling urgent attention to the imminent humanitarian crisis facing Karen and Karenni refugees as food rations slashed to a mere 10 US cents or less per day.

The text of the statement continues below.

108,000 refugees—predominantly Karen and Karenni people—living in camps along the Thailand-Burma border now face an imminent humanitarian crisis following devastating cuts to their already meager food rations.