The UN's special rapporteur on Myanmar on Monday lambasted the US foreign aid cuts as a shameful act of betrayal that would cause untold suffering and death in the war-ravaged country.Tom Andrews, a former US congressman, tore into the swingeing cuts, saying they were politically-motivated, based on distortions, and being carried out in the worst possible manner.He urged the 47 countries on the UN Human Rights Council to take a joint stand and speak up as a matter of conscience."The sudden, chaotic withdrawal of support, principally by the government of the United States, is already having a crushing impact on the people of Myanmar," Andrews told a press conference."Questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of aid programmes can and should be. . .
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