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As schools reopen across Guinea, WFP is resuming its school meals programme in all four regions of the country.

UN agency expands meals programme to more than 1,600 schools across Guinea

13 Nov 2015

More than 240,000 children will receive daily hot meals in school this academic year in Guinea, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (<a href="http://www.wfp.org/" style="color:...

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