Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) Domenico Scalpelli has highlighted the importance of collecting biometric data for newly arrived Rohingyas, saying it would help improve the food distribution system.
He noted the challenges posed by the dwindling funding scenario that impacted food rations in the past and can threaten future support levels.
Scalpelli met Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at his office on Tuesday and expressed appreciation for Bangladesh’s ongoing support to the Rohingya people and thanked the Government for facilitating WFP’s operations in Cox’s Bazar and Bashan Char.
Humanitarian response to the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs), impacts on the host communities, food security, micro-nutrient issues, disaster responses and the need assessment of the disaster victims at the national context, midday school meal projects featured in the discussions, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.
The Foreign Secretary commended WFP’s well-coordinated efforts in the camps, assuring continued Government support for WFP’s humanitarian and disaster response initiatives.
Drawing from his recent visit to Rohingya camps, he stressed the significant negative impacts on Bangladesh’s local communities and reiterated the importance of focusing on repatriating Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) to their homeland.