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Highlights
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On 03 October, WFP Lao PDR welcomed a new McGovern Dole contribution totalling USD27.4 million that will provide daily school meals for nearly 150,000 children, in seven provinces, over four years.
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WFP supported and participated in the first Lao National Nutrition Technical Symposium; the Minister of Health chaired the opening and closing sessions, which were co-chaired by the US Ambassador and WFP Country Director, respectively.
Operational Updates
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In early October, WFP received the final 2017 McGovern Dole in-kind food donations, from USDA: 3,900mt of rice, 1,060mt of lentils and 230mt of fortified vegetable oil for the provision of schoollunches to just under 150,000 children. The in-kind ingredients are complimented with: 1) local produce from dietary diversity initiatives, such as fish farming; and 2) fresh fruit and vegetables contributed by the community, sourced from school gardens, or bought from farmer groups participating in the USDA-funded Local and Regional Procurement Programme.
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The first Lao National Nutrition Technical Symposium took place from 31 October to 01 November and was organized by the National Nutrition Committee Secretariat together with various government ministries, international donors and UN agencies, including WFP. Over 400 delegates—government and development partners, academia, clinicians, students, media and private sector—attended 30 scientific presentations in ten technical sessions.
Formulated recommendations will be presented for endorsement at the National Nutrition Forum.