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Development Partner Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The biggest issue WFP faces in Bangladesh is the challenge of sustaining lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for 1.2 million Rohingya refugees amidst a persistent, large-scale funding shortfall that necessitates the transition to a needs-based, prioritized assistance model.
WFP Country Director (a.i.) Simone Parchment met with the State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief to discuss disaster mitigation collaboration.
WFP activated Anticipatory Action in Sylhet Division, providing cash assistance to over 20,000 families at risk of flooding.
WFP released its April 2026 Country Brief detailing assistance to 1.2 million people and plans for national school feeding expansion.
WFP and FAO released the Hunger Hotspots report highlighting global food insecurity trends relevant to Bangladesh.
Cumulative/active/disbursement figures to Bangladesh not stated on a verifiable single-source portal; left null. Country Director role was acting as of November 2025.
Source: 3 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05