China-UN food assistance project launched in Bangladesh

The launch ceremony of a food assistance project featuring cooperation between the Chinese government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) was held in Bangladesh on June 19. Acting Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh Liu Yuyin and WFP Representative in Bangladesh Domenico Scalpelli attended the ceremony.

This food aid project for refugees in Bangladesh is a tripartite cooperative project implemented by the Chinese government and the WFP under the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund. The project, totaling $2 million in funding, will provide three months of rations for 45,000 refugees in Bangladesh.