Disaster victims to get $7.9m Japanese food aid
FE Report | Thursday, 7 August 2008
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Wednesday received a US$ 7.9 million contribution from the government of Japan to provide food assistance to Bangladesh's ultra-poor living in areas prone to floods, river erosion, coastal cyclones and tidal surges.
WFP will use the Japanese funds to distribute about 9,000 tons of rice to 100,000 extreme poor people in the flood prone areas and chars, haor basin around three major rivers: Jamuna, Padma and Brahmaputra, said a press release.
This Japanese assistance helps WFP to implement its Enhance Resilience (ER) programme, which aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households to disasters.
Masayuki Inoue, ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh observed, "This Japanese grant re-confirms our continued support to the government and the people of Bangladesh. We pledged to continue support to extend our assistance to help people attain better food security and a more sustainable livelihood."
"Japan's contribution is crucial to WFP's operations in Bangladesh. The assistance will ensure security to thousands of poor vulnerable families caused due to the last floods and cyclone Sidr, said WFP Representative John Aylieff.
Japan recently extended a total of $63.65 million in grant aid to 10 countries in Africa and Asia such as Congo, Liberia and Bangladesh as a relief measure against soaring food prices.
In 2007 Japan contributed over $70 million to WFP in Bangladesh.
WFP will use the Japanese funds to distribute about 9,000 tons of rice to 100,000 extreme poor people in the flood prone areas and chars, haor basin around three major rivers: Jamuna, Padma and Brahmaputra, said a press release.
This Japanese assistance helps WFP to implement its Enhance Resilience (ER) programme, which aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households to disasters.
Masayuki Inoue, ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh observed, "This Japanese grant re-confirms our continued support to the government and the people of Bangladesh. We pledged to continue support to extend our assistance to help people attain better food security and a more sustainable livelihood."
"Japan's contribution is crucial to WFP's operations in Bangladesh. The assistance will ensure security to thousands of poor vulnerable families caused due to the last floods and cyclone Sidr, said WFP Representative John Aylieff.
Japan recently extended a total of $63.65 million in grant aid to 10 countries in Africa and Asia such as Congo, Liberia and Bangladesh as a relief measure against soaring food prices.
In 2007 Japan contributed over $70 million to WFP in Bangladesh.