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On International School Meals Day, WFP and the Ministry of Education commit to expanding support to all schoolchildren [EN/AR/KU]
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BAGHDAD – On International School Meals Day, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) renews its commitment to support the learning and nutrition needs of children in Iraq. Under the National School Feeding Programme, WFP in partnership with the Iraqi Ministry of Education is developing a new universal School Feeding policy to support all primary school children in the country.
“As a student who formerly benefited from the national school feeding programme, I still recall my happiness when receiving the meals and how we eagerly waited for this part of the school day. I look forward to all Iraqi students enjoying the same great feeling as we look to expand the National School Feeding Programme to all schoolchildren,” said Iraqi Minister of Education Ali Hameed Mikhlif Muhsin. “We appreciate the support provided by WFP and
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hoto: WFP/Abeer Etefa, Woman displaced with her family from Douma in rural Damascus to Adra – feeding her 18 month old daughter lunch. DAMASCUS – After a decade of upheaval, conflict and displacement, Syrians are facing the worst humanitarian conditions since the start of the crisis, with millions of people sliding into hunger in the last year alone, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
“This conflict has taken a tremendous toll on the Syrian people. Every day more and more Syrians are pushed deep into hunger and poverty,” said Sean O’Brien, WFP Representative and Country Director in Syria. “Families are faced with impossible choices: do they put food on the table, or get the healthcare they need? Or can they send their children to school? Without sustained assistance, these families simply cannot survive.”