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Standard Project Report 2016
Country Resources and Results
Resources for Results
Compared to previous years, overall funding levels for WFP's operations in Bangladesh were satisfactory for all
activities, with the exception of component 3 under the country programme (CP) – Enhancing Resilience. Top
donors include Australia, the European Commission, Bangladesh, the United States of America and the United
Kingdom. A multilateral contribution, which represents 5 percent of overall 2016 contributions, was allocated at the
end of the year and enabled WFP to maintain activities at their planned levels during the last months of 2016.
Funding for nutrition in the CP enabled implementation largely as per the plan, although assistance for some
planned locations was phased out. For school feeding, the Government of Bangladesh provided 10,500 mt of wheat
as an in-kind contribution, which was twinned successfully through a combination of flexible donations. A multi-year
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) McGovern Dole contribution allowed WFP to continue its
government capacity support activities for its school feeding programme. A multi-year Australian contribution and
funding from the United Kingdom were crucial for the continuation of Enhancing Food Security interventions in Cox's
Bazar, outside of the registered refugee camps.
For the PRRO, two major contributions from Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as funds from Canada and a
2015 grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace helped ensure
continuous assistance to refugees.
In addition to contributions for the CP and PRRO, a number of trust funds supported WFP to implement several
activities – strengthening government safety nets (through the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs), scaling up
rice fortification, emergency preparedness and Food Security and Logistics cluster coordination.
Achievements at Country Level
WFP reached 986,000 people with food assistance under its country programme (CP) including: pregnant and
lactating women and children through malnutrition treatment and prevention, schoolchildren through the distribution
of vitamin and mineral fortified biscuits, hot meals and dried fruits (dates), one-off cash grants for investments, and
an integrated package to enhance food security and nutrition in Cox's Bazar (outside of the registered refugee
camps). In addition, three emergency responses were conducted this year under the Enhancing Resilience
programme – rice ratio