The Russian Federation supports WFP school feeding programme in Tajikistan
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DUSHANBE – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today held a ceremony to hand over to the Government of Tajikistan more than 180 tons of vegetable oil purchased with funds from the Russian Federation. This is the first batch of a total of 300 tons of vegetable oil to cover the needs of its National School Feeding Programme.
“The Russian Federation has been supporting WFP in Tajikistan since 2005. We would like to thank the Russian Federation for its collaboration with WFP and considerable and consistent support, which has proven crucial in assisting Tajik schoolchildren,” said WFP Deputy Country Director and Representative in Tajikistan Mariko Kawabata.