WFP welcomes support from the Kingdom of Netherlands to support refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar

WFP welcomes support from the Kingdom of Netherlands to support refugees and host communities in Cox's Bazar

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes an additional contribution of Euro €3.9 million from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to support the organization’s work for the Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

“We are grateful for the continuous support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands,” said Richard Ragan, WFP Bangladesh Representative and Country Director. “Thanks to this generous contribution, we will be able to sustain our response to meet the increasing needs of the refugees as well as the host communities. Some 130,000 people will now have access to fresh food items and many vulnerable women will be empowered.”

This contribution will help camp residents access to fish and fresh vegetables through the construction of 20 new fish ponds, and vertical vegetable gardens. Another 4,000 women from the host communities will get skills training and incentives to help them become self-sufficient. At present 20,000 women from the host communities are supported by WFP’s livelihood programme.

Original source: WFP
Published on 18 November 2019