State of school feeding worldwide 2022
This report is WFP’s flagship publication and the main reporting mechanism of the School Meals Coalition. It provides an overview on how countries support their children through effective school feeding
This report is WFP’s flagship publication and the main reporting mechanism of the School Meals Coalition. It provides an overview on how countries support their children through effective school feeding
The Rajya Sabha on February 02, 2024, issued the National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to amend the National Food Security Act, 2013. The following has been stated: In section 4 which is about
This joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presents the state of school feeding programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as of 2022.
<p>While many countries are investing in school meal programs, coverage is weakest precisely where the need is the greatest shows this report released by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, April 14 2021</p>
According to WFP’s report, State of School Feeding Worldwide, 370 million children in 199 countries and territories were suddenly deprived of school meals, when schools closed due to the pandemic. That
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 by the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti
<p>The study assessed the potential for use of millets in mid-day school meal programs for better nutritional outcomes of children in a peri-urban region of Karnataka, India, where children conventionally
<p>Order of the Karnataka High Court regarding recommencement of midday meals in Karnataka dated 30/03/2021.</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Midday_meals_order-Karnataka-HC-March2021.pdf"
<p>Screen every patient at admission for hyperglycemia with at least two capillary blood glucose values (1 pre-meal and 1 post-meal value) by a glucometer. Every patient with diabetes should be started
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Food quality under Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, 27/06/2019. Under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, central assistance is released for cost of food grains, transportation cost, cooking
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mid Day Meal Scheme under CSR, 01/07/2019. The details about Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) involved in Mid Day Meals Scheme as per Annual Work Plan & Budget, 2018-19,
Access to safe, sustainable and accessible cooking fuels and technologies is an essential aspect of addressing both energy poverty and food security. The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian
With high levels of child undernutrition, made worse by the COVID-19 crisis, it is important for India to reassess public provisioning for nutrition. Higher allocations are needed to expand coverage and
Assessment of WFP India’s support to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to provide an operationally feasible and economically viable model on integrating fortified rice in the Mid Day Meals to create a positive
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
The Mid Day Meal (Amendment) Rules, 2017 amending the sub-rule (2) of rule 5 of Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015 has been notified vide G.S.R. 471(E) dated 16th May, 2017 as: Every school shall have the family
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Review of Mid Day Meal Scheme, 18/07/2016. Under Mid Day Meal Scheme, hot cooked meals are provided to 10.03 crore children in 11.50 lakh institutions on every working day
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Antarrashtriya Manav Adhikaar Nigraani Parishad Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/05/2018 regarding functioning of Mid Day Meal Scheme. Supreme
Reducing urban-rural gaps in child health and nutrition is one of the most difficult challenges faced by many countries. This paper evaluates the impact of the Nutrition Improvement Program (NIP), a large-scale
Agitated Cuncolkars are now planning to come out with all force to close all polluting fish meal plants in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. Recently, an international organisation had listed Cuncolim Industrial