Bangladesh
DHAKA - The United Nations World Food Programme Executive Board has approved a one-year extension of the current Bangladesh Country Programme to provide support to 2.1 million hungry, vulnerable and malnourished people at a cost of nearly US$76 million. The…
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Summary: CHF 125,874 (USD 113,575 or EUR 91,697) was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent's (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 22 June 2010 to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) in…
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HIGHLIGHTS The overall food price situation in the country has raised serious concerns. Prices of essential food commodities especially rice has shot up even after good harvest of Boro crop. Monsoon rainfall was less than normal by twenty percent which…
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent's (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 Red…
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Mitchell: Crops are key in fight against climate change Crops that survive the devastating effects of climate change are needed to save the world's poorest people from hunger and poverty, the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today as he…
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Dhaka, 02 December, 2010 Emphasis on vulnerable women headed households It has already been 18 months since cyclone Aila hit the southern coast of Bangladesh leaving around 150 dead and affecting the lives of over 2.3 million people. Some of…
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Programme purpose: Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries of the world. It is often buffeted with disasters like cyclone, floods, mudslides, and earthquakes. These disasters often put the people of Bangladesh in tough situations and further eroded…
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WAM Dubai, 30th Nov. 2010 (WAM) -- Limited access to adequate nutrition and education co-exists widely across Bangladesh, especially in high food-insecure areas such as flood-affected and remote rural regions where children live on a diet which is deficient…
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Distribution of fish fingerlings in Cyclone Aila-affected regions of West Bengal ACTED has been working on a disaster recovery and preparedness programme in Cyclone Aila-affected regions of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India, since February 2010. Although most of the beneficiaries…
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ROME - One of the easiest ways to help a hungry child this Thanksgiving holiday is to play Freerice (http://www.freerice.com/), the unique online game that allows participants to give rice to the hungry with the click of a mouse. "This…
