The Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) and the UNFPA in Bangladesh signed an agreement in this regard to implement the ‘Gender Based Violence’ component of the World Bank funded ‘Emergency Multi-sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project (EMCRP)’. The EMCRP aims to improve socioeconomic and disaster resilience, while at the same time improving basic facilities and community services, in target districts, the UNFPA said on Tuesday. The gender based violence component of EMCRP is $8 million of the overall project of $165 million. It will provide gender-based violence prevention and response services to women and men living in the Rohingya camps and the immediate host communities. Project interventions will have a special focus on young people, both boys and girls, to empower them and improve their skills.

Source: bd News24 November 12, 2019 18:57 UTC