Rapports

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT - Bumper cereal crop in 2009 - Good paddy crop expected from current Boro season - Overall cereal supply situation satisfactory - Grain prices declined to pre-2008 food-crises levels although are on the increase in the past two months -…

Highlights Impact of Food Prices Rises On Malnutrition and Food Security - International food and oil prices soared until further in 2008 and translated in varying degrees into higher domestic food prices causing food riots in over 30 countries. Even though…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, signed by President Obama on March 11, 2009, provided $75 million in agriculture funds targeted to food security. These funds provide essential continuity to programs begun in 2008 and allow new investments…

Multiple factors contributed to high and volatile food prices in Bangladesh during the 2007/2008 period. A "perfect storm" of international, regional, and national conditions delivered a powerful economic shock to the country's food security. Rising global food and fuel prices,…

BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Chronic conflict, earthquakes, and recurrent seasonal storms, floods, and droughts, as well as limited government response capacity, present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in South Asia. The…

Period covered by this Operations Update: 10 November to 20 December 2009; Appeal target (current): Appeal target (current): CHF 2,355,249 (USD 2.2 million or EUR 1.6 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to…

WFP's first Chinese Ambassador Against Hunger, the legendary gymnast Li Ning, visited Bangladesh recently to meet some of the 400,000 women and children who have received China's help through WFP. by Anthea Webb DHAKA - Li Ning made a three-day trip to…

Bangladesh, 12 Dec 2009 -- Khulna Embankments should be repaired urgently to restore agricultural livelihoods in cyclone Aila affected areas, victims and local authorities of Dakope Upazila urged FAO today. Sheikh Abul Hossain, the Upazila Chairman of Dakope - one of…

DHAKA, 9 December 2009 (IRIN) - With a growing number of older people and a large impoverished population, Bangladesh needs to improve social security support for the country's most vulnerable groups, experts say. Over 6 percent of the population or…

DHAKA, 6 DECEMBER 2009 -- The World Food Programme's first Chinese Ambassador Against Hunger, the legendary gymnast Li Ning, arrived in Bagra today to meet some of the 400,000 women and children who have received China's help. He was…