Reports

Background: This brief is part of a series of five presenting the findings of case studies on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on households' food security, conducted in March and April 2009.1 Overview Bangladesh, with a population…

GLIDE Nos. TC-2009-000105-BGD, TC-2009-000105-IND This bulletin is being issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The International Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation. The Bangladesh…

Rome - Small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sierra Leone are soon to receive a productivity boost, thanks to innovative projects of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) funded with a 39-million euro donation from the European Union (EU). "Thanks…

Dhaka, May 26, 2009 Event Title: Cyclone AILA Date and Time of onset: 26.05.09 (passed Bangladesh) Location: Bangladesh, 20°22'N-26°36'N, 87°48'E-92°41'E Event Details: According to Rtv News at 8.30 am today, Mongla, Cox's Bazzar, and Chittagong asked to hoist Signal number 3 till further notice. Event Update: Source…

Current Situation The cyclonic storm "AILA" over West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh moved northwards, weakened in to a land depression and now lies over West Bengal and adjoining northwestern part of Bangladesh. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla have been…

GLIDE FF-2007-000080-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 28 December 2008 to 28 February 2009 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5.095 million (USD 4.85 million or EUR 3.12 million) Appeal coverage: 94.8%; Outstanding needs: CHF 261,142 (USD 274,309 or EUR 426,703). Appeal history: - Disaster…

At its biennial Presentation Day on 2 May the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) brought together an impressive meeting of minds. The event was attended by high-level decision makers, leaders and scientists from over…

Enfants premières victimes de la crise Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, le 4 mai 2009 - Après la hausse des prix alimentaires l'an dernier, la crise financière et économique fragilise davantage les enfants des régions les plus pauvres. A leurs côtés, Terre des…

Overview - The People's Republic of Bangladesh is home to more than 150 million people concentrated on 144,000 sq Km. Over 40% of the population are children. Three-quarters of Bangladeshis live in rural areas. The country sits on the world's…

Executive summary The food crisis of 2008 provoked a strong coordinated response from the world community and exposed fundamental problems in the agrofood sector, which continue. Prices remain high in many domestic markets of developing countries, and the risk of…