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France has contributed Euros 500,000 through UNICEF to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition among children in the country.
The contribution enables UNICEF, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, to provide children under two years of age with the required nutrition services. Parents and caregivers will also be educated on the correct practices to prevent and treat acute malnutrition and ensure the healthy growth and development of their children.
Malnutrition, if not urgently treated, can kill or damage a child’s physical and cognitive development, especially during the first two years of a child’s life, but often also negatively affect opportunities for the rest of their lives.
Hardships brought about by Sri Lanka’s economic situation continue to stalk families, especially the poor and most vulnerable households. Access to a regular and adequate nutritious diet remains out of reach for many young children and their families, putting them at risk of malnutrition.
This contribution enables UNICEF and its partners to among others, to treat 1,500 children who suffer from severe acute malnutrition through provision of therapeutic food.
To provide 120,000 children between 6-23 months with micronutrients to address deficiencies and prevent malnutrition.
To reach 200,000 parents/caretakers with accurate information on proper practices to prevent and treat malnutrition among their children.
“Contributions such as this from France boost our joint efforts to scale up our ongoing response to children in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition as well as help undertake prevention measures”, said Christian Skoog, UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative, while adding, “Every contribution represents a chance for a child to grow up healthy and develop to the productive citizen that Sri Lanka needs”.
UNICEF has remained agile in its work to address the needs of children in Sri Lanka and ensuring that the most vulnerable and their families are cushioned from the worst effects of poverty, COVID-19 and now the economic difficulties.
“The Government of France has a long-standing partnership with Sri Lanka and this contribution through UNICEF is just one demonstration of our shared vision for children and the people of Sri Lanka”, said Jean-François PACTET, Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
This contribution is in line with France’s International Strategy for Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture (2019-2024) and its commitment to the “Nutrition for Growth” (N4G) initiative, to ensure healthy, nutritional and sufficient food for all and enable populations to regain their food autonomy. France will host the next N4G Summit in 2024 and is hoping to bring together the main nutrition players for ambitious commitments to combat malnutrition.
Punchi Saturday, 16 September 2023 03:06 PM
They should give us the money directly so that we can divert it to buying a few luxury SUV for our top politicians, top brass and top monks. Alternatively we could have applied the money to fix malnutrition issues in the parliament canteen
Seqi Saturday, 16 September 2023 04:08 PM
This will help upgrade the food in the Parliamentarians canteen to international standards. Poor dears must being starving.
Goneybilla Ekanayake Saturday, 16 September 2023 05:37 PM
Did they give the Minister 50,000 euro ? If not, the amount donated should read: 450,000 euro.
sam Saturday, 16 September 2023 05:53 PM
Hope the deserving children will benefit.
Siripala Panamure Saturday, 16 September 2023 06:08 PM
Hurray! feed Myna and babies - not for needy children! Pagapala is laughing - Kappama is awaiting for a big kappam - Beheth Mama (Rambuk Polla) will make several foreign trips with his family for medicine for children!
Sam Saturday, 16 September 2023 09:22 PM
As we all know that won't reach its intended target!
Quolp Saturday, 16 September 2023 11:33 PM
Well, we are aware, that France has really discovered the leader in Sri Lanka; Ranil Wickremesinghe is the most vulnerable person affected by MALNUTRITION, and that is why they have determined to give such a big amount to Sri Lanka.
ANNECUNT Sunday, 17 September 2023 12:13 AM
France and unicef must keep an eye on how the money is spent our corrupt politicians including the rajapaksa family will will simply divet the money for their personal use simply look at the size of our politicians
VJ Sunday, 17 September 2023 11:21 AM
Thank you the people of France. Malnutrition amongst children in Sri Lanka can be mitigated by making fish available to the people at an affordable price. We are an island and we pay European prices for fish. Can France donate a few multi day fishing trawlers to enhance our fishing capacity? Right now the Chinese and the Japanese given licenses to fish in our waters and the Indians are stealing our fish in the northern seas. Our government does nothing about that. We even have a ministry for fisheries, not sure what they are doing.
UMAS ALI Sunday, 17 September 2023 04:07 PM
OUR POLITICIANS WILL DIVERT THE MONEY INTO THEIR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS
Chinthaka Herath Sunday, 17 September 2023 10:50 PM
$200K will be spent on UNICEF salaries. Rest on workshops in hotels and the balance on ceremonies.
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