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Azzizun Nahar (Tania)

SUPPORTING CYCLONE REMAL'S

EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN BANGLADESH

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For Azzizun Nahar (Tania) every emergency response is also an opportunity to learn. As Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
at FAO Bangladesh, she turns raw data into smarter, faster, community-driven action. “I make sure that we also learn from
what we do—documenting good practices and using data to improve our responses,” she explains.

A cornerstone of her work is overseeing the selection of beneficiaries—a task she describes as “the most critical and
accountable” in any humanitarian operation. “Ensuring that aid goes to those who need it the most is a responsibility I take
very seriously,” she emphasizes.

Following Cyclone Remal’s devastation across coastal Bangladesh in 2024, Tania supported FAO’s emergency response,
tracking outcomes and guiding recovery efforts through evidence. But she wasn’t doing it alone. “I had the privilege of
supervising UN Community Volunteers during our response,” Tania shares. “Their familiarity with local contexts enables them
to act quickly and effectively. They also enhance accountability and promote inclusion in our field operations.”

Having grown up in a country shaped by climate shocks, Tania witnessed first-hand how timely support can restore not just
livelihoods, but dignity. That’s why at the core of her work is a commitment to resilience and accountability. “My job is about
ensuring our programmes are based on evidence, timely and grounded in the realities of the people we serve,” she says. “That
inspired me to dedicate my work to resilience-building and food security.”