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John Aylieff has assumed responsibility as the WFP Representative in Bangladesh. He brings with him 18 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector, much of which was gained in Africa, Asia and Europe.

Aylieff has handled a number of international emergency operations throughout his career. He earlier served as the Emergency Coordinator and Director, Assessment, Analysis and Preparedness Division in WFP Head Quarters in Rome, Italy. Mr. Aylieff successfully managed WFP's largest ever special operation, aimed at providing logistics support to the delivery and monitoring of food across Iraq in 2003 while working at Larnaca, Cyprus.

From 2003 to 2006, he served WFP Brussels office as Director, European Commission Relations Division.

"I am delighted to have been appointed to serve in Bangladesh," he said on his appointment as the WFP Representative in Bangladesh.

"Bangladesh is one of the key partners for WFP, With the 3rd largest number of poor and hungry people in the country, our work here has a great implication for achieving the global MDGs," he added. WFP assists nearly 5 million of Bangladesh's poorest through number of targeted interventions, which use food and cash to encourage recipients to enhance both technical and social skills.

Mr. Aylieff jointed WFP in Ethiopia in 1992. He is married with one son.