United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office of Research – Innocenti and the World Food Programme (WFP) report indicates that nutrition crisis looms as globally more than 39 billion in-school meals missed since start of COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by UNICEF, attributed the situation to schools’ closures since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, dubbed “COVID-19: Missing More Than a Classroom” notes that 370 million children worldwide – many of whom are reliant on school meals as a key source of their daily nutrition – have missed 40 per cent of in-school meals, on average, since COVID-19 restrictions shuttered classrooms.
Haiti: WFP provides a daily hot meal to 237,000 children in schools such as this one in the town of Jeremie in Grand’Anse. Photo: WFP/Alexis Masciarelli
“Missing out on nutritious school meals is jeopardizing the futures of millions of the world’s poorest children we risk losing a whole generation,” said WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley. “We must support governments to safely reopen schools and start feeding these children again. For many, the nutritious meal they get in school is the only food they will receive all day.”
Yemen: A schoolboy takes a box of high-energy biscuits to his classmates in Aden. Photo: WFP/Hebatallah-Munassar
NEW YORK/ROME, 28 January 2021 – More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures, according to a new report released today by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti and the World Food Programme (WFP).
COVID-19: Missing More Than a Classroom notes that 370 million children worldwide – many of whom are reliant on school meals as a key source of their daily nutrition – have missed 40 per cent of in-school meals, on average, since COVID-19 restrictions shuttered classrooms.
“Despite clear evidence that schools are not primary drivers of COVID-19 infections, millions of children are facing school closures around the world,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Children who depend on schools for their daily meals are not only losing out on an education but also on a reliable source of nutrition. As we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and await vaccine distribution, we must priori
Global nutrition crisis looms for hungry children locked out of school, charities warn
Around 1.6 billion pupils have been hit by school closures, with 370 million missing out essential meals
28 January 2021 • 8:00am
Schoolchildren from Ankileisoke Primary School eat lunch, offered by the World Food Programme s Under-nutrition Prevention Programme, in the Amboasary-South district of southern Madagascar
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Vulnerable children around the world are being put at increased risk of malnutrition thanks to school closures, Unicef and the World Food Programme (WFP) have warned.
More than 39 billion in-school meals have been missed globally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, new research from the organisations has found.
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