Led by France and Finland, the coalition also committed to “smart” school meals programmes that combine regular meals in school with complementary health and nutrition interventions for children’s growth and learning.
Among the UN´s goals are to work with governments to meet the Coalition´s objectives, to which it will provide technical and operational support, promote funding and help collect better data on the impact of health and nutrition programs in schools.
In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused extensive disruption to schools and education worldwide and today, over 150 million children globally are still missing out on meals and essential health and nutrition services.
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