Archive for August 31st, 2016

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31/08/2016

When Cleanliness Nears Godliness in Bhutan

Human Wrongs Watch

‘In Bhutan, a cluster of young monks in rural Chukka discover the paradox of value, that water by itself costs nothing but is essential to life and healthy living.’

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© UNICEF Bhutan/2015/Dhital | Young monks in the Pagar Monastery quench their thirst directly from the water taps that were recently installed by the Dratshang Lhentshog’s Religion and Health Programme with funding from UNICEF. Before the taps were installed, the boys had to walk to a distant stream to fetch water.

 

 By Mitra Raj Chital*
 
CHUKKA, Bhutan, 29 August 2016 (UNICEF) – As we veer off the Thimphu-Phuentsholing highway and ascend the rough road towards Pagar in Chukka district, dark red chilies drying out in the fields provide a glimpse of the hues we will soon encounter as we mount further.

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31/08/2016

Just 48 Million Dollars Needed To Provide School Meals in West and Central Africa

Human Wrongs Watch

30 August 2016 – The United Nations food relief agency today warned that it urgently needs $48 million for its school meals assistance programme in West and Central Africa to avoid having more than 1.3 million children across West and Central Africa risk missing out its school meals as widening financial constraints force it to reduce its reach in the region.

WFP is providing meals to schools in Mali to ensure children get the calories and nutrition they need while giving them an added incentive to keep coming to class. Photo: WFP/Daouda Guirou

“Children from the very countries and regions where needs are most acute are missing out on this vital assistance. We urge our supporters not to forget the value the school meals programme brings – a key vehicle to reduce poverty, hunger and malnutrition – and not let more than a million children slip deeper or back into in poverty and hunger,” the World Food Programme’s Regional Director for West Africa, Abdou Dieng, said in a news release.

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