May 24, 2017
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
(BDRCS), supported by the ICRC, kicked off the second round of food
distribution to 3,200 families (19,000 people), who fled from Rakhine State in
Myanmar and are residing with host communities in Bangladesh.
The distribution, which is considered
the biggest since the opening of the permanent mission in Dhaka in 2006, should
provide the families with essential food items for two months and was timed to
take place a week before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
The first leg of the distribution, which
was carried out last April, to the same beneficiaries, covered the needs of the
families for a month.
BDRCS and the ICRC continue to respond
to the pressing needs of the new arrivals from Myanmar, notably in health care
and Restoring Family Links services, which were launched during the early weeks
of the crisis, back in October 2016, and are maintained until now.