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Delcy Rodriguez stressed that the Economic Recovery Program, created by President Nicolas Maduro, has given positive results.

FAO Country Representative Etienne Peterschmitt welcomed the new funding and highlighted its significance in contributing to enhanced food security and resilience for communities along the Shabelle River.

In her opening remarks, Sara Mbago-Bhunu, director of the East and Southern Africa Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), said malnutrition in all its forms persists as a major health problem in Africa, resulting in loss of productivity, excessive health care costs and poor educational outcomes.

FAO said the challenges are underlined by economic and physical constraints that hinder access to key food commodities, even when adequate production has been achieved at the national level.

Social organizations and soup kitchens mobilized in front of Congress to continue demanding the distribution of the rest of the food

The Federal Chamber upheld a judge’s earlier ruling and ordered the Government to report on the quantities of food withheld and its immediate distribution.