UN launches feeding drive for drought-stricken children

New York, 11 Aug-(ANA)-The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun a
major round of feeding for 670,000 children  in drought-stricken Niger, where as many as eight million people need assistance.    

“People in Niger have suffered intensely from this protracted drought. It is
critical to provide for the needs of these malnourished children,” said WFP
Regional Director Thomas Yanga.    

The children will receive a monthly ration of a nutritious blend of corn and
soya to combat malnutrition, according to a news release issued by the
Rome-based agency. Some 4 million family members will receive 50 kilograms of
cereals, 5 kilograms of pulses and a ration of oil. (ANA)

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