WFP enhances National School Feeding Programme in Tunisia

The World Food Programme (WFP) provides capacity-strengthening activities aimed at enhancing the Government-run National School Feeding Programme (NSFP) that reaches 260,000 children (125,000 girls and 135,000 boys) in 2,500 primary schools, reads a report of the WFP. The budget for national school feeding doubled in 2019, reaching USD 16 million per year. USD 1.7 million were allocated by the Tunisian Government for the construction and equipment of a pilot central kitchen and development of a School Food Bank, the report said. Last June, the WFP’s five cooperating partners carried out…

Photovoltaic solar power plant projects in Tunisia arouse interest of international operators

International operators have expressed their interest in the achievement of 5 solar photovoltaic power plant projects in the governorates of Tozeur, Sidi Bouzid, Kairouan, Gafsa and Tataouine, said the Ministry of Industry and SMEs on Monday. These are concession projects for the production of 500 megawatts of electricity from renewable energies (solar photovoltaic PV), production planned by Tunisia as part of its solar plan and its strategy to promote green energy. The production rates proposed as part of the financial offers collected range from 71.8 to 84.1 millimes per kilowatt/hour,…

Saudi Arabia gives first batch of armoured vehicles to Tunisia

The Interior Ministry received Saturday the first batch of Saudi assistance consisting of armoured vehicles, says a department statement. The assistance aims to “step up the efforts of Tunisian security units in countering terrorism and crime,” the same source said. It is also part of the privileged co-operation relations binding Tunisia and Saudi Arabia in the security field, the statement reads. TunisianMonitorOnline

20 million children globally risk dying from measles, tetanus, diphtheria

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO said, “While most children today are being vaccinated, far too many are left behind. Unacceptably, it is often those who are most at risk — the poorest, the most marginalised, those touched by conflict or forced from their homes — who are persistently missed.” He added that vaccines remain one of the most trusted and basic preventers of such outbreaks and that the world is not safe in their absence. Measles, which is one of the most contagious diseases with the potential…