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North Africa: WFP Report Reveals School Meals As a Powerful Economic Engine and Lifeline in Middle East and North Africa, Reaching 23.5 Million Children

eriinfo.com10 months ago07 mins

Cairo, Egypt — Children benefiting from national school meal programmes across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) increased by 22 percent in the past two years alone, despite conflict, economic downturn and the region’s complex humanitarian landscape. Now reaching 23.5 million children, these programmes are emerging as a strategic investment in education, nutrition, and…

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Africa: 80 Million More Children Benefiting From School Meals, WFP Reports

eriinfo.com10 months ago06 mins

School meals are a crucial way out of poverty into “a new world of learning and opportunity,” according to the World Food Programme (WFP) executive director Cindy McCain. The number of children receiving school meals through government-led programmes has gone up by 20 per cent since 2020, found the latest edition of the WFP‘s flagship…

A Partnership That Nourishes Children and Builds Futures

eriinfo.com10 months ago05 mins

In South Africa, 27% of children — about 1.7 million — are stunted due to malnutrition, a crisis that robs them of their ability to learn and thrive. For these children, hunger makes education an uphill battle. It’s for this reason that The Love Trust and Soul Food, two faith-based non-profit organisations, have renewed their…

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Africa: 20 Million More Children in Sub-Saharan Africa Now Receive Govt-Led School Meals – WFP Report

eriinfo.com10 months ago06 mins

DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship global biennial report released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The African continent has seen the most significant rise…

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Africa: More Children Are Obese Than Underweight – Unicef

eriinfo.com10 months ago07 mins

For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old – around 188 million children and young people – are now thought to be affected by obesity….

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Africa: Obesity Exceeds Underweight for the First Time Among School-Age Children and Adolescents Globally – UNICEF

eriinfo.com10 months ago09 mins

One in 10 children worldwide living with obesity. Exposure to the marketing of ultra-processed foods found to be widespread NEW YORK, 10 September 2025 – Obesity surpassed underweight as the more prevalent form of malnutrition this year, affecting 1 in 10 – or 188 million – school-aged children and adolescents, and placing them at…

Hippo capsizes boat in Ivory Coast; 11 people missing, including children and baby

eriinfo.com10 months ago03 mins

Eleven people, including children and a baby, were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official said Saturday. The West African nation’s minister for national cohesion and solidarity, Myss Belmonde Dogo, said on her Facebook page that the missing included women, little girls and an infant. She said the…

Africa: Global Funding Cuts Could Force 6 Million More Children Out of School in the Coming Year – Unicef

eriinfo.com10 months ago07 mins

New York — Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk As global education funding faces steep cuts, an estimated 6 million additional children could be out of school by the end of 2026, around one-third of them in humanitarian settings, UNICEF warned in a new analysis released…

Africa: Funding Cuts Could Push 6 Million More Children Out of School, Warns Unicef

eriinfo.com10 months ago04 mins

Global education funding is facing sharp reductions that could leave an extra six million children out of school by 2026, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. Official Development Assistance (ODA) for education is projected to fall by $3.2 billion – a 24 per cent drop from 2023 – with just three donor governments…

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Africa: Using the Power of Technology to Prevent Violence Against Children

eriinfo.com10 months ago010 mins

Digital parenting support offers a scalable and cost-effective way to prevent violence against children and ensure happy families. Headlines of violence and child abuse are commonplace in South Africa. The latest South African Police Service annual statistics show that 1 164 murders, 13 118 cases of common assault, and 21 837 cases of sexual offences…