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FAO in Bangladesh provides food carts to vulnerable people in Haor wetland communities
17/05/2021
FAO and the Government of Japan have provided emergency assistance to highly vulnerable Haor wetland communities in Bangladesh affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
UN community-based initiative helps slow spread of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
10/05/2021
“When my family found out that I was going to work with COVID-19 patients, they were not supportive at all,” said Sumia Akter Sumia.
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Bangladesh | FAO and Rohingya refugees restore forests in and around once barren camps
22/10/2020
The degradation of land within and near the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, was a crisis within a crisis, but FAO has been at the forefront of planting millions of trees with help from the refugees themselves.
Bangladesh | Striking before disaster does
07/08/2020
As floods threaten the nation, FAO teams up with UN allies in anticipatory action
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Bangladesh | UN helps monsoon-affected river communities before peak flooding hits
15/07/2020
Release is the fastest funding allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund in UN history
Bangladesh | FAO provides rice seed to thousands of farmers affected by COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan
03/07/2020
FAO, in partnership with the Department of Agricultural Extension, has distributed rice seed to 24 000 farmers in Cox’s Bazar in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and last month’s super cyclone.
Rural women celebrate their achievements in Cox’s Bazar
10/03/2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh and other partners, celebrated the International Women’s Day through sharing stories of women changemakers on 10 March 2020 in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
UN launch initiative to improve environment and livelihoods and energy supply in Cox's Bazar
16/02/2020
Three United Nations (UN) agencies have launched the Safe Access to Fuel and Energy Plus Livelihoods (SAFE Plus) project in Dhaka alongside the Government of Bangladesh to mitigate deforestation and improve livelihood opportunities in Cox’s Bazar.