WFP country director assures help during disaster
Friday, 18 July 2008
The new country director of the World Food Programme (WFP) John Aylieff presented his credentials to Adviser for Foreign Affairs Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at his office in the city Thursday morning, reports BSS.
The Foreign Adviser welcomed Aylieff and thanked the WFP for the support Bangladesh received from the agency in the aftermath of last year's floods and cyclone Sidr.
The WFP representative highly praised the preparedness of the Bangladesh government during those crisis that "saved so many lives." He said Bangladesh's disaster-preparedness was a "model worthy of emulation by others."
Iftekhar explained Bangladesh's current food policy particularly the 'safety nets' to ensure "vulnerable group feeding."
The WFP representative assured the Foreign Adviser of every support to the government's programme in the future.
"The WFP played a good co-operative role in the past, as I am sure they will do in the future," Chowdhury told the media afterwards.
The Foreign Adviser welcomed Aylieff and thanked the WFP for the support Bangladesh received from the agency in the aftermath of last year's floods and cyclone Sidr.
The WFP representative highly praised the preparedness of the Bangladesh government during those crisis that "saved so many lives." He said Bangladesh's disaster-preparedness was a "model worthy of emulation by others."
Iftekhar explained Bangladesh's current food policy particularly the 'safety nets' to ensure "vulnerable group feeding."
The WFP representative assured the Foreign Adviser of every support to the government's programme in the future.
"The WFP played a good co-operative role in the past, as I am sure they will do in the future," Chowdhury told the media afterwards.