WFP to start emergency food distribution programme in flood-hit districts

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is going to start its fifth round of emergency food distribution in 26 flood-affected districts of the country targeting more than 1.4 million people, reports UNB.
This follows four earlier distributions to more than 2.1 million people.
While announcing the distribution plan of food assistance Thursday, WFP Country Representative Douglas Broderick said that due to the recent floods thousands of poor families lost their incomes and livelihoods, the prolonged affect of the flood has reduced food security in many parts of the country.
"The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) enables us to meet food need of people living in communities affected by floods," he added.
WFP will distribute over 8,935 tonnes of rice following a contribution of $4 million from the CERF to support emergency food assistance.
Donors to WFP's relief and recovery operation in Bangladesh include Australia ($1.3 million), Germany ($680,000), Canada ($24,000), Spain ($640,000) and the CERF ($4.0 million).
The WFP Country Representative said: "WFP had been vigilant about the market situation and price of commodities which affects the food security and livelihood of the poor people especially during the lean season for employment including Monga."