INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan on Monday welcomed a $2.2 million contribution from the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) which will provide vital aid to Afghan females and children.According to a declaration issued by the
WFP, this contribution will offer over 550 metric lots of specialized nutritious food to 125,000 Afghan mothers and children for three
months to prevent malnutrition.“& ldquo; This year, in Afghanistan, 1.2 million pregnant and breastfeeding mothers are struggling with
poor nutrition while 3.5 million kids are anticipated to be malnourished, the sharpest rise in poor nutrition ever recorded in the
nation,” & rdquo; said Mutinta Chimuka, WFP Country Director in Afghanistan.“& ldquo; It is important to support mothers and their young
kids to remain healthy and well-nourished, for their own futures and that of their families,”& rdquo; Mutinta said.Last year, WFP
supported over 2.3 million pregnant and breastfeeding moms and young kids with specialized nutritious food to prevent them from falling into
malnutrition.They received ready to utilize prepared additional food, enhanced with protein and vitamins, helping them become healthy once
Of those assisted, over 1.5 million were children and almost 800,000 were Afghan mothers.WFP is typically the last lifeline for ladies and
Two-thirds of women-headed households can not afford fundamental nutrition –-- a rate nearly 20 percent higher than that of men-headed
In 2024, WFP reached almost 12 million people in Afghanistan through all activities, over half of them were ladies and girls.The Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has actually on the other hand been a steadfast partner in supporting WFP operations in
Between 2021 and 2024, SIDA’& rsquo; s contributions exceeded $30 million, ranking amongst WFP’& rsquo; s leading 10 donors in the
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