2025-02-13
22 分钟This is the Guardian today, why millions are endangered by Trump's aid.
Freeze.
Yes, right now I'm talking from a cam.
It's night time here, so you can hear some.
Sahat Zia is an activist talking to me from the Katupalong refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh,
the largest refugee camp in the world.
He's lived and worked there for nearly eight years.
We have a very crowded refugee camp,
a lot of people on the road and lots of people inside their small shelters,
their temporary shelters.
The camp is home to nearly a million Rohingya Muslims who fled persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
The population here is entirely reliant on international aid for essentials like food,
education and healthcare.
And the biggest contributor has long been the American foreign aid agency, usaid.
USAID supported organizations for food assistance and UNICEF for education program
and other organizations who are providing basic healthcares.
But last week, the Trump administration and its billionaire efficiency advisor,
Elon Musk announced that nearly all of USAID's operations around the world would be suspended.
In Bangladesh, that meant halted food trucks, shuttered healthcare clinics and empty classrooms.
I felt so concerned for my community