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This builds on the 拢33,000 (BDT 52 lacs) of initial emergency funding released on Monday 26 August. It brings the UK government鈥檚 total support to disaster preparedness and response across Bangladesh this year to over 拢1,500,000 (BDT 23.4 crores) and is additional to the UK government鈥檚 ongoing support to help increase Bangladesh鈥檚 resilience to climate change.聽

This assistance will support people in seven of the worst affected districts: Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Moulvibazar, Khagrachari and Chattogram. Some areas are facing their most severe flooding in 40 years.聽

One component of this new UK support will be managed by Start Fund Bangladesh and implemented by NGOs. This will support over 36,000聽people with food, cash transfers, clean water, sanitation and hygiene supplies.聽

A second component will be managed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and provide emergency maternal, newborn and reproductive health services to 4,500 women and adolescent girls. This includes helping to establish and run 30 mobile medical camps, which will provide essential medicines and healthcare.聽

Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, said聽

鈥淭he UK government stands beside all of those affected by the current flooding in eastern Bangladesh. I am pleased to announce the UK government is providing further humanitarian assistance to support those impacted.聽

鈥淭his includes 拢450,000 of new funding released today (BDT 7 crores) to provide vital supplies and services to over 36,000 people. This is in addition to the UK government鈥檚 responses to Cyclone Remal and flooding earlier this year in Bangladesh, and our broader support to increase Bangladesh鈥檚 resilience to climate change.鈥澛�

鈥淭his contribution complements the active and ongoing response of the interim government of Bangladesh, civil society and local communities.鈥澛�

Notes to editors:聽

1. The UK government鈥檚 response to the current flooding builds on the 拢530,000 (BDT 8.2 crores) provided this year in Bangladesh to support those affected by flooding in Sylhet聽and Cyclone Remal.
2. The UK government鈥檚 response to the current flooding in eastern Bangladesh will be managed by Start Fund Bangladesh. It will be implemented by ASHIKA Development Associates, Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS), Coastal Association for Social Transformation (COAST) Trust, UTTARAN, ActionAid Bangladesh, Caritas Bangladesh, Christian Aid, and Islamic Relief Bangladesh.
3. The UK鈥檚 ongoing support to the UN Resident Coordinator鈥檚 Office and CARE Bangladesh, totalling 拢495,000 (BDT 7.7 crores) this year, is helping coordinate responses and produce needs assessments in Bangladesh when disasters hit.
4. The UK government is also working to help increase Bangladesh鈥檚 resilience to climate change. This includes ongoing support to CARE Bangladesh, totalling 拢33.6m (BDT 52.4 crores) over four years. This is working to increase climate resilience for one million vulnerable people, including by helping to protect and restore two Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA), the Sundarbans Reserve Forest and Hakaluki Haor.

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