DUSHANBE- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Russian Federation in support of the school feeding programme in Tajikistan.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan handed over 1,485 tons of fortified wheat flour and around 61 tons of vegetable oil to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan during a ceremony this week. The food will cover the needs of the national School Feeding Programme in the Districts of the Republican Subordination (DRS), Khatlon Region, and the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO).
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the local authorities of Sughd Region inaugurated a bakery in the town of Isfara today. This is the sixth such bakeries that Â鶹ÊÓƵ has renovated and built in the region with funding from the Russian Federation.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan ¨C The Russian Federation is providing a new batch of in-kind contribution to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Kyrgyzstan, in support of its operations for poor families in need of food assistance.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan today inaugurated a bakery in Pani district, the eighth such bakery Â鶹ÊÓƵ has helped build with funding from Russia. A steady supply of bread made in these bakeries will be used in school meals for 11,000 primary schoolchildren across 300 schools in the country, helping to make sure that children are healthy, ready to learn, and stay in school.
DAMASCUS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Syria welcomes a generous donation of US$20 million from the Russian Federation to provide food assistance for up to 2.3 million Syrians ¨C including nutritional support for mothers and children.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) 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.
DUSHANBE ¨C The Russian Federation has announced a contribution of US$11.2 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to develop a sustainable school feeding programme in Tajikistan. These funds will be used to implement the third and final phase of the project conducted by Russia and Â鶹ÊÓƵ from 2020 to 2023. The project is focusing mainly on the renovation of school canteens, training staff at Tajik schools and promoting healthy diets.
HARARE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of US$1.5 million from the Russia Federation to assist more than 100,000 people in Hwange, Nkayi and Zvishavane districts, who are among the worst affected by severe drought and food insecurity in the country.
VIENTIANE¨C Cooking oil and canned fish from Russia are arriving in Laos to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s resilience work for communities vulnerable to climate change. The food items, worth US$1 million, will be distributed to 27,500 people in the northern provinces whose lives have been affected by floods, droughts and pest outbreaks over the past two years.
MOMBASA, KENYA ¨C A contribution of 53 KAMAZ trucks and 10 trailers, donated by the government of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), have been handed over today in the port city of Mombasa. These trucks will be stationed in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Regional Logistics Hub in Kampala, Uganda and will assist its distributions and deliveries throughout the East and Central African region.
