MOZAMBIQUE: UNICEF to lauch supplementary feeding scheme

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is preparing to launch a blanket supplementary feeding programme this month in seven provinces in Mozambique, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) and development NGOs. The beneficiaries are an estimated 141,000 children aged six to 59 months and 71,000 pregnant and lactating women in 22 of the country's poorest food deficit districts, UNICEF said in a report released on Monday.