Nicaragua

From l-r: WFP Representative Helmut W. Rauch, the Private Secretary to the President for International Affairs Mohamed M. Lashtar, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Mexico Hussein M. Alassiri, the Vice Minister of Education José Treminio, and students of the “Rigoberto López Pérez” Elementary School. Copyright: WFP/Jorge Areas

Saudi Arabia Donates Dates for Children Receiving School Meals in Nicaragua

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) received a valuable contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the guidance of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to feed 151.000 Nicaraguan school children. The contribution of 136 Metric Tons of dates will complement the meals children receive through the School Feeding Programme.

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Nicaragua is classified by the World Bank (WB) as the second poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean. The gross national income (GNI) per capita is US$ 1,100 (2010). 48% of the population lives on less than a US$1 a day and 76% on less US$2 daily.

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