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Kyrgyzstan and UN World Food Programme discuss closer cooperation

The sides discussed school meals and expanding food assistance for people in need.

Kyrgyz Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Ulan Mamatkanov met with Carl Skau, acting executive director of the UN World Food Programme. They agreed to continue working together under the 2025–2030 Food Security and Nutrition Programme.

Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic

Officials from Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and the UN World Food Programme meet.
Ulan Mamatkanov and Carl Skau discuss Kyrgyzstan’s cooperation with the UN World Food Programme. Photo: Кабинет министров Кыргызской Республики

On October 22, Ulan Mamatkanov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, met with Carl Skau, acting executive director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

The two sides discussed current cooperation. Mamatkanov praised WFP support for Kyrgyzstan and stressed the importance of strengthening collaboration.

They focused on developing school meals and supporting low-income families and socially vulnerable people, including families with children, people with disabilities, older people and residents of hard-to-reach communities.

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The meeting also covered ways to expand targeted food assistance and other measures to ensure adequate nutrition for people in need.

Skau expressed interest in further cooperation and in carrying out joint projects and pilot programmes in these areas.

The sides confirmed they were ready to continue working together under the Food Security and Nutrition Programme for 2025–2030.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic

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