Informes

Press Release No:2011/430/PREM WASHINGTON, April 14, 2011— Driven in part by higher fuel costs connected to events in the Middle East and North Africa, global food prices are 36 percent above their levels a year ago and…

Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy of 155 million citizens. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed leads the Awami League (AL) alliance, a 14-party coalition with a large majority of parliamentary seats. International and domestic observers considered the…

Protected relief and recovery operation (PRRO) 200142 will assist Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong and Nayapara camps in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. The majority of refugees came to Bangladesh in 1991 following violence in Myanmar. The…

Bank's Global Food Crisis Response Program has helped 44 countries counter crisis by investing in agriculture, feeding programs. Eight countries receiving help from G20-requested Global Agriculture and Food Security Program; 17 additional countries seeking assistance. About 3.5 million…

Highlights During the first two months of the current quarter the price of rice was higher than the peak prices of 2008, though prices of other food commodities like wheat, edible oil and lentil was lower. In…

Dhaka, 15 March 2011 - The World Food Programme and Unilever have entered into a new partnership under which 95,000 primary school students will receive a nutritional boost in school each day. The students will be provided with micronutrient-fortified biscuits in…

Agricultural production needs to increase by 70% by 2050 to feed a world population of 9 billion. In the next 40 years, agricultural land will be lost to urbanization, desertification, sea level rise and increasingly salty water. Bangladesh, Kenya eye climate-smart…

Highlights Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons - In the past year, the movement of people within their country, and from one country or even continent to another has continued to rise. According to UNHCR (06/10) there were over 43 million…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the IFRC in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and…

Press Release No:2011/333/PREM WASHINGTON, February 15, 2011 - Rising food prices have driven an estimated 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June as food costs continue to rise to near 2008 levels, according to new World…