The First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, held a video conversation with the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), Cindy McCain.
The President's wife thanked the organization for its assistance to Ukraine and Cindy McCain for her personal support, which, according to the First Lady, is as consistent as that of her late husband, Senator John McCain.
“This is important because 14.6 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance. It is also important that the food you distribute to internally displaced Ukrainians is produced in Ukraine. This means that not only are you helping those most in need, but your organization is also supporting Ukrainian producers," Olena Zelenska pointed out.
She also commended the assistance aimed at providing schoolchildren with food. During the last academic year, the UN World Food Program provided meals for 90,000 students from 13 regions of our country. This year, the WFP program will be expanded. This academic year, it is planned to compensate the cost of school meals for 160,000 primary school students. In addition, the Government has introduced a unified mechanism for centralized mobilization of aid for school meals.
“This is invaluable support for communities and Ukrainian families whose budgets have been limited by the war. It is important for us to ensure equal opportunities for balanced nutrition in large cities as well as in the smallest villages,” the First Lady concluded.