WFP to give 9,000t of food to Bangladesh's poorest
DHAKA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will distribute some 9,000 tonnes of rice worth $7.9 million among 100,000 of Bangladesh's poorest people over the next six months, a WFP official said on Wednesday.
"The programme for food distribution among 100,000 ultra-poor people is entirely financed by the government of Japan," said WFP spokesman Enamul Haque.
The programme will cover areas prone to floods, riverbank erosion, coastal cyclones and tidal surges.
In 2007, Japan contributed more than $70 million to the WFP in Bangladesh, a WFP statement said. (Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Paul Tait) (nizamuddin.ahmed@thomsonreuters.com; +880-2-8330123; Reuters Messaging: nizamuddin.ahmed.reuters.com@reuters.net))
"The programme for food distribution among 100,000 ultra-poor people is entirely financed by the government of Japan," said WFP spokesman Enamul Haque.
The programme will cover areas prone to floods, riverbank erosion, coastal cyclones and tidal surges.
In 2007, Japan contributed more than $70 million to the WFP in Bangladesh, a WFP statement said. (Reporting by Nizam Ahmed; Editing by Paul Tait) (nizamuddin.ahmed@thomsonreuters.com; +880-2-8330123; Reuters Messaging: nizamuddin.ahmed.reuters.com@reuters.net))
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