World Food Programme (WFP)
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.
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. ...
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...
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.