My community, living here in the refugee camp, is already vulnerable, Sahat Zia informs Lucy Hough.
Im really concerned, specifically for the kids and the women.Sahat is a Rohingya activist and photographer based in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh.
Hearing Donald Trumps choice to cut USAid came as a shock to Sahat.
United States foreign help is a lifeline for the many countless individuals in the camp, providing access to food, education and healthcare.The Guardian columnist and writer of the Long Wave newsletter, Nesrine Malik, discusses to Lucy just how large and differed USAids work has actually been over the decades from offering catastrophe relief and the supply of medicines to democracy-building and the conservation of natural habitats.The unanticipated decision to immediately stop USAids operations has caused turmoil across the world.
Nesrine explains how Africa is the continent most exposed, with soup cooking areas closed and HIV medication no longer available.The Long Wave: Why Trumps USAid freeze endangers millionsSupport the Guardian today: theguardian.com/todayinfocuspod Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP