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WFP and Government of Bangladesh deliver high-energy biscuits to school children affected by COVID-19 school closures

DHAKA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is working with the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to distribute take-home food rations to nearly 3 million school children across Bangladesh who are missing out on their school meals due to school closures caused by the spread of the Coronavirus.

date:  19/05/2020

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“COVID-19 has affected thousands of families’ access to affordable, nutritious food,” said Md. Akram Al Hossain, Secretary, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh Government. “With our partnership with WFP, we are protecting vulnerable children from malnutrition and also helping their families cope with the impact of the crisis by sending food to their homes” he added.

Full text available here: https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-and-government-bangladesh-deliver-high-energy-biscuits-school-children-affected-covid-19