CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian assistance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance arm of the United Nations, addressing global hunger and urgent food needs by providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Working closely with the government, WFP is pioneering multi-micronutrient fortification of school meals, building capacities of staff preparing the meals and supporting the scale-up of ration production units.

Detailed explanation-4: -As we step a year closer to 2030, NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India team spoke to Bishow Parajuli, United Nations World Food Programme Representative and Country Director to India, to talk about the idea of leave no one behind and food security. Here are some excerpts from the chat.