WFP Office in Bangladesh:
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Fax: +880 2 8113147
WFP in Bangladesh
World Food Programme

Last Update 24-09-2008
Cash for Work for the cyclone-sidr victims, Photo: WFP/Photolibrary

WFP Bangladesh


WFP started its operation in Bangladesh in 1974.

WFP aims to support the Government of Bangladesh in achieving the Millennium Development Goals by improving the food security of ultra-poor households, their nutritional well-being and their livelihoods.

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WFP Media Award 2008

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FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO BANGLADESH
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CYCLONE Sidr 2007 - BangladeshWFP's food assistance updateMMEW Bulletin

$2m USDA support for Sidr-hit school children

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ECHO donates US$ 3 million to WFP for cyclone victims
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Korea Gives US$ 300,000 for Cyclone Relief to WFP
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Japan Gives US$ 1.5 Million for Cyclone Relief
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U.S. Donates US$ 5 Million for Cyclone Victims in Bangladesh
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Food Assistance Maps

Food Distribution Map (16 Nov 07-6 Jan 08)

Food Distribution Plan Map (Dec 07- Feb 08)

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Photo Gallery

Case study from field

Location of UN assessment team

WFP's Food Assistance Location

Agencies involved in emergency operations

Operational Map

Total/Affected Population

ECHO Head Visits WFP Relief Food Distribution in CHT
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WFP CONTINUES FOOD ASSISTANCE TO CYCLONE SIDR VICTIMS IN BANGLADESH
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Food aid for 1.20 lakh CHT people
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WFP Bangladesh airlifts biscuits to cyclone victims in Myanmar
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Emergency Food Assistance (on going)
as of 20 Sept. 08

Cylcone Sidr 2007
Popn. covered 2.3 million
Food distributed 69,013 mt

Flood 2007
Popn. covered 2.2 million
Food distributed 13,428 mt

Contributors: Australia, Canada, ECHO, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Spain, USA, USDA and UN CERF.

WFP Bangladesh Monsoon Monitoring & Early Warning (MMEW) Weekly Bulletin

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Vacancy Announcement
Logistics Assistant (COMPAS)

Field Monitoring Assistant

WALK THE WORLD 2008

UNITED TO END CHILD HUNGER ACROSS THE WORLD
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Walk took take place on 1 June 2008
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Fund Raising Charity Ball
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Painting workshop
Thirty leading painters of Bangladesh gather for a day long painting workshop to express their solidarity and support for the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) global campaign
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Exhibition
Exhibition of paintings from Bangladesh's thirty leading painters donated in support of the noble cause to “Help Stop Hunger in Schools”
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