Annual Action Programme 2016 part 2 and 2017 part 1 in favour of Bangladesh

Published on 13 December 2016, the Annual Action Programme for Bangladesh aims to contribute to the creation of sustained pathways out of poverty in most vulnerable areas, through simultaneous investments in livelihoods and social security for long-term resilience, adopting a "push-pull" strategy that helps poor people move towards diversified livelihood opportunities and greater food & nutrition security, whilst creating demand or pulling people into the formal economy and democratic system via private sector value chains and markets, and access to institutional services and governance processes. The Action also contributes to minimize forced climate displacement and internal/cross-border migration, including specific targeted interventions for the reintegration of returnees from EU.

The Action entitled Bangladesh Resilient Livelihoods Programme aims to contribute to the creation of sustained pathways out of extreme poverty and vulnerability. The specific objective of the programme is: extreme and vulnerable poor have more resilient livelihoods, better nutrition and greater access to social security. The programme will have three components. The first component will be directly managed by the Delegation through a service contract for technical assistance to some of the line ministries. The second and third components will be implemented in indirect management with UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ).