In addition to the relatively low level of funding for the targeted nutrition programme, the shortages have resulted from two factors: a delay in the signing of new contracts and the failure of suppliers to honour two successive contracts for a total of 6,625 tons of high-protein biscuits in 2000 and 2001.
Diets high in intake of foods such as burgers, pizzas, red meats, crisps, biscuits, salty snacks, sugary drinks that contain high levels of sugar, salt, trans-fats and saturated fats are known to pose a greater risk for obesity and NCDs.
It also allowed the Nusaybin crossing to be used to bring in 105 metric tons of fortified biscuits for distribution to schoolchildren in the governorate.
From 11 February to 29 May, WFP distributed 12,000 tons of foodstuffs, mostly maize, but also beans, oil, sugar, salt and high-energy biscuits, to 590,000 beneficiaries located at 259 different sites in five provinces.
Whereas WFP had distributed # tons of food (mostly maize, but also beans, oil, sugar, salt and high-energy biscuits) to # beneficiaries located at # different sites in five provinces in # by the end of May # had distributed # tons of mixed food commodities to # displaced people in # temporary centres in four provinces
In addition to the relatively low level of funding for the targeted nutrition programme, the shortages have resulted from two factors: a delay in the signing of new contracts and the failure of suppliers to honour two successive contracts for a total of # tons of high-protein biscuits in # and
UNICEF distributed therapeutic milk and high protein biscuits to 34,956 malnourished children under 5 years of age, vitamin A capsules to children under 5 and lactating mothers, various types of micronutrients to vulnerable pregnant women and lactating mothers, multi-vitamins to children under 5, and potassium iodide to salt iodination plants.
• The Syrian Government renewed its approval for the World Food Programme to bring humanitarian assistance through the Nusaybin crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border, in order to allow 46,000 food parcels to be brought into Hasakah governorate, and to bring in 105 metric tons of date biscuits to be distributed to schoolchildren during April 2015.
Once, we prepared hot biscuits for breakfast for our hungry family, but when we took the biscuits out of the oven, we noticed a very disagreeable odor.