Informes

This Survey was conducted to measure the level of child well-being in urban areas of Bangladesh in terms of nutrition, health, education, protection and access to water and sanitation. It is known that one-third of the City…

Operational Summary 17-19 May 2016: Cyclone Roanu originated from a low pressure area that formed south of Sri Lanka, and gradually drifted north towards the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and intensified into…

Highlights WFP plans its ramped-up response to the surge of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar. Services available to vulnerable populations in Cox’s Bazar (particularly undocumented refugees living amongst the host community or in makeshift sites) are already…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kutupalong and Nayapara refugee camps are located in Cox’s Bazar District under Chittagong Division, located in the south east of Bangladesh, with about 32,958 refugees residing in the two camps. The refugees receive basic humanitarian…

• Rohingya refugees and asylum-seekers being detained and forcibly returned • Lack of water, food and medical care • Both governments preventing thousands from accessing aid • Harrowing details of Myanmar military attacks on villages As the Myanmar authorities are…

Highlights The Report on the Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh was launched this month. The report praises the country’s tremendous gains in becoming overall food self-sufficient and in reducing the proportion of stunted…

DHAKA – Some 42,500 people in northwest Bangladesh are to receive financial assistance through a WFP initiative, enabling them to buy food and other necessities they lost when the area was hit by recurrent monsoon floods…

Operational Summary 19-23 July: Heavy rains in the main river basins of Bangladesh and upstream catchments of India have caused severe flooding in the north and northeastern parts of Bangladesh affecting 19 districts. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Aggregate rice production in 2016 forecast slightly below last year’s record level Cereal imports in 2016/17 marketing year (July/June) forecast to decrease Rice prices surged to record highs, while those of wheat are stable Aggregate rice production…

Ending Hunger And Malnutrition Key To Economic Development In Bangladesh, Major Study Finds DHAKA - A major independent report released today emphasises that the Government of Bangladesh and its partners must rally to end hunger and improve…