Radio Australia
The United Nations food agency says it has restarted a free breakfast program for hundreds of thousands of poor Cambodian schoolchildren after receiving new funds.
The World Food Program (WFP) suspended the initiative in April because of the high cost of rice on the international market.
But the WFP's country director Thomas Keusters says that an extra $US5.4 million has now been pledged by the agency, and the program could resume immediately for more than 1,300 schools nationwide.
The breakfast program was introduced about eight years ago and now provides meals to around 450,000 needy children.
The United Nations food agency says it has restarted a free breakfast program for hundreds of thousands of poor Cambodian schoolchildren after receiving new funds.
The World Food Program (WFP) suspended the initiative in April because of the high cost of rice on the international market.
But the WFP's country director Thomas Keusters says that an extra $US5.4 million has now been pledged by the agency, and the program could resume immediately for more than 1,300 schools nationwide.
The breakfast program was introduced about eight years ago and now provides meals to around 450,000 needy children.
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