Rapports

Summary of Review1 This recently published paper by the British Red Cross aims to answer the following questions: Can cash transfers improve access to food in the same way as direct food distribution? What effect does a cash distribution have…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (31 July 2001) - Measures to contain erosion of the Jamuna-Meghna riverbank in Bangladesh will be identified through a US$1 million technical assistance (TA) grant to be provided by the Asian Development Bank. The assistance, financed by ADB's…

IP/01/1109 Brussels, 26 July 2001 Commission allocates €3.2 million for disaster prevention and preparedness programmes in South AsiaThe European Commission has earmarked €3.2 to implement a disaster preparedness and prevention plan in South Asia, covering projects in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri…

Gland, Switzerland - New research commissioned by WWF, the conservation organization, has warned that dams built with the promise of reducing flooding can often exacerbate the problem with catastrophic consequences, as some recent floods have shown. The…

During March 2001, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development (M-USA), through our local partner Islamic Aid Bangladesh (IAB), provided over 6,000 pounds of fresh beef to 1,702 vulnerable families in various regions of Bangladesh. From October to December 2000, M-USA, in partnership…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now released a country profile on the internal displacement situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. A summary is presented below. The Database and the Bangladesh profile can…

Monday, 21 May 2001: Nearly half the world's poorest countries face high levels of risk from natural disasters, according to a report released by UNDP at the UN conference on the least developed countries (LDCs) last week in Brussels. Of…

DEV/2319 (Received from a UN Information Officer.) BRUSSELS, 16 May -- A group of more than 200 mayors from throughout the world formally committed themselves today to the fight against poverty in their cities and expressed their determination to actively promote…

Programme extension to 31 Mayperiod covered: 11 March - 30 April 2001 Given delays in programme implementation, the flood relief operation has been extended to 31 May 2001, by which time it is expected that distributions of…

Period covered: 1 January - 10 March 2001Under phases 1 and II of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) / Federation relief operation, between September 2000 and January 2001, basic emergency food aid was provided to…