Rapports

Period covered by this Operation Update: 6 November 2011 to 15 March 2012 Appeal target (current): CHF 884,396 Appeal coverage: Based on the initial appeal of CHF 1,267,094, the appeal remained at 68 per cent of covered in…

Highlights The countrywide retail price of rice has declined from last quarter by 4 percent and from the same quarter of the previous year by 17 percent. There has been a 6 percent and 4 percent increase…

Key messages Prices of rice and wheat remained stable however, experienced some fluctuation in November and December. The overall food security situation is favorable however, due to low cereal production, it remains a concern in certain districts in…

DHAKA – WFP is rolling out a new programme to support undernourished women and children in Cox’s Bazar district, where almost 20 percent of children under the age of five are undernourished. The programme provides nutritional support…

DHAKA, MARCH 7 -- U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena, along with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations Dr. James A. Schear, today observed the simulation of an important disaster…

Context Ultra-poor people in Bangladesh are particularly affected by food prices as they spend more than 80% of their income on food. Since late-2007, efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger (Millennium Development Goal 1) in Bangladesh…

CARE Report: Empowered Women Mean Healthier Children in Bangladesh International Women’s Day Report Sounds Call for Greater Measurement of Gender Equality At tomorrow’s International Women’s Day, CARE isn’t just celebrating women’s empowerment. The poverty-fighting organization is measuring it…

Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh Gender equality is not merely socially desirable: it is critical to the reduction of poverty and hunger, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal 3 and the accomplishment of WFP’s…

Gender Dimensions in Food and Nutrition Insecurity WFP is fully committed to supporting the Government of Bangladesh in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of promoting gender equality, and reducing poverty and hunger. Gender equality is not merely…

Overall strategic direction As part of UNHCR’s regional strategy for refugees from Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State, UNHCR in Bangladesh is working to ensure the protection of refugee communities pending a durable solution which has proven elusive for…