Attachments
In Numbers
1,248 mt of food distributed
US$ 11.45 million cash-based transfers made
US$ 33.36 million six months (September ‘21-February ‘22) net funding requirements, of which US$ 29.87 million is for the Cox’s Bazar L2 Emergency Response.
1 million people assisted in August 2021
Situational Updates
• As of 30 August, there have been 1.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh with 26,563 deaths. The number of weekly cases reported sharply decreased in August; from 99,693 cases the last week of July to 20,919 in the last week of August.
• In Cox’s Bazar, the first phase of the government’s vaccination campaign for refugees over 55 was conducted and 86 percent were vaccinated from 10-23 August. The national lockdown was eased, although restrictions continued especially in the refugee camps.
Operational Updates
• General Food Assistance (GFA): WFP provided General Food Assistance to 866,770 refugees, all of whom have been receiving food assistance through e-vouchers from end-April. WFP lifesaving assistance continued in line with ongoing Government restrictions.
• Mother and Child Benefit Programme (MCBP):
WFP facilitated the self-registration of 5,951 beneficiaries in August and the transfer of a monthly allowance of USD 9 to 171,155 beneficiaries already enrolled under the Mother and Child Benefit Programme following Government to Person (G2P) payment system.
• Rice Fortification: WFP continues to support the distribution of fortified rice in government foodbased social safety net programmes and commercial markets, reaching more than 7 million beneficiaries.
In August 2021, WFP supported the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Department of Women Affairs to increase access to fortified rice for 31,610 beneficiary households (141,000 people) in 19 Upazilas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. WFP is also providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Food to develop guidelines and the long-term scale-up plan to mainstream rice fortification across safety net programmes by 2030.