An executive order by United States President Donald Trump has halted foreign aid programmes around the world, sowing chaos among the humanitarian community and its beneficiaries in Myanmar and Thailand.
By MATTHEW BRUNWASSER | FRONTIER MYANMAR
More than a week has passed since United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order immediately freezing all international aid pending a 90-day review. Since then, humanitarian organisations working on Myanmar have been scrambling to grasp the repercussions of the sudden edict.
“It’s pandemonium,” said an aid worker who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.