WFP resumes School Feeding Program in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The UN World Food Program (WFP) has resumed to provide free meals for some 450,000 primary school children across Cambodia, after obtaining new contribution to ease its financial strain, said a WFP press release Wednesday.

"The last minute contribution of 5.4 million U.S. dollars came at a time when WFP was forced to suspend its School Feeding Program (recently) in Cambodia because of rising food prices and lack of corresponding funds," it said.

The contribution was part of a WFP corporate fund established to help the organization's Country Programs continue to provide food assistance despite higher food procurement costs, it added.

Students in 1,344 schools are to benefit from the resumption which will continue until July 5.

Source: www.chinaview.cn (retrieved 12 June)