Reports

Period covered by this update: 18 October to 22 November 2012 Summary: CHF 292,693 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 October 2012…

BANGKOK, 27 November 2012 (IRIN) - While Bangladesh has made significant efforts to boost aid effectiveness, questions remain over who is benefiting from the US$1.5 billion in foreign aid the country receives annually [ http://www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/countryprofile/bangladesh ]. "The…

DHAKA, BANGLADESH – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement to lend $25.1 million to Bangladesh’s largest food manufacturer, the PRAN group, to help the firm build three food manufacturing plants. “The new plants will…

The European Commission is boosting its aid to the victims of major floods in Bangladesh. The Commission will give an additional €1 million for food and livelihood support for around 49,000 vulnerable households while they recover…

DHAKA, NOVEMBER 19-- The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched a new program entitled “Developing the Next Generation of Public Health Experts in Bangladesh.” Through a partnership with the…

MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP Changes introduced with the HIP amendment n°1 dated 22/05/2012 A Rapid Food security Assessment conducted by WFP finalized on 17 April 2012 shows worrying Food Score Consumption that clearly…

Period covered by this Operation Update: 11 September to 4 November 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,753,139 Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 65 per cent covered in cash and kind; and 88 per cent covered…

Our Annual Report provides an overview of our programmes and key achievements over the past year as well as some of our new ongoing initiatives. Our core focus going forward is still on food and nutrition…

For decades, Burmese Rohingya fleeing persecution have sought refuge in Bangladesh. June’s inter-communal violence in Burma’s Rakhine State, as well as subsequent state-sponsored persecution and targeted attacks against Muslim populations, have cast an international spotlight on…

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000 CONTEXT Bangladesh ranks 146th out of 187 countries in the 2011 Human Development Index (HDI), which is a drop from position 129 in…