World Food Programme (WFP)
Australian High Commission, WFP provide protective gear for health workers
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Australian High Commission jointly handed over personal protective equipment to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
WFP appeals for $320mn to help most vulnerable in Bangladesh
World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Covid-19 threatens to reverse development gains made by Bangladesh in the last 50 years and has appealed for $320 million to help the most vulnerable.
Coronavirus impact: WFP distributes food among vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar
World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing food to the most vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar impacted by the countrywide shutdown due to coronavirus (Covid-19).
Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps
Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.
Rohingya refugee youth celebrate storytelling success
30 Rohingya refugees have graduated from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers programme in a ceremony featuring special guest Raba Khan.
Donors losing interest in providing food for Rohingyas: WFP
Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley has said donor agencies are gradually losing their interest in providing food assistance for the displaced Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.
UN cuts food for east Africa as Bangladesh gets priority
Cuts in food rations for 1.5 million refugees in east Africa, due to funding shortages, could increase school dropouts, crime and malnutrition, a United Nations official says. With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh.
Myanmar gives green light to resume UN food aid
Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the United Nations to resume food distributions in northern Rakhine state, suspended for nearly two months, World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Bettina Luescher says.
Aid for starving Syria village advanced
Aid including one month's worth of food and medicine can reach for 40,000 people trapped in Madaya, a besieged Syrian village as early as Sunday morning, the World Food Programme says.
Australian High Commission, WFP provide protective gear for health workers
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Australian High Commission jointly handed over personal protective equipment to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today.
WFP appeals for $320mn to help most vulnerable in Bangladesh
World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Covid-19 threatens to reverse development gains made by Bangladesh in the last 50 years and has appealed for $320 million to help the most vulnerable.
Coronavirus impact: WFP distributes food among vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar
World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing food to the most vulnerable families in Cox’s Bazar impacted by the countrywide shutdown due to coronavirus (Covid-19).
Arab star Sabry visits Rohingya refugee camps
Arab film and TV star and World Food Programme (WFP) Goodwill Ambassador Hend Sabry visits the Rohingya families in the refugee camps of Bangladesh to show that suffering has no borders and humanity has no boundaries.
Rohingya refugee youth celebrate storytelling success
30 Rohingya refugees have graduated from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Storytellers programme in a ceremony featuring special guest Raba Khan.
Donors losing interest in providing food for Rohingyas: WFP
Executive Director of World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley has said donor agencies are gradually losing their interest in providing food assistance for the displaced Rohingyas who have taken shelter in Bangladesh.
UN cuts food for east Africa as Bangladesh gets priority
Cuts in food rations for 1.5 million refugees in east Africa, due to funding shortages, could increase school dropouts, crime and malnutrition, a United Nations official says. With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh.
Myanmar gives green light to resume UN food aid
Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the United Nations to resume food distributions in northern Rakhine state, suspended for nearly two months, World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Bettina Luescher says.
Aid for starving Syria village advanced
Aid including one month's worth of food and medicine can reach for 40,000 people trapped in Madaya, a besieged Syrian village as early as Sunday morning, the World Food Programme says.
Bangladesh ahead of India in nutrition monitoring
Bangladesh performed better in conducting regular surveys on the nutritional status of respective population compared to India, reports the Times of India.