In a statement, the UN agency indicated that it will collaborate with emergency aid in the UK with a grant of £ 25,000 (about € 27,700) for the community project “School Food Matters (“ Food at School Matters ”).
The money will be used to provide 18,000 breakfasts – including 1.2 tonnes of fruit and vegetables – to 25 schools in Southwark, a district south of London, which is being severely affected by the pandemic and economic crisis.
The supply of food will be proportional to families during the Christmas holidays, UNICEF said.
“Many families in a precarious situation are facing the harsh reality of a Christmas vacation without access to free school meals,” said Stephanie Slater, founder and executive director of the “School Food Matters” organization.
“Funding will be an aid during this period, although a long-term solution is needed to analyze the root causes of poverty,” wrote UNICEF UK program director Anna Kettley for the British daily The Guardian.
The assistant secretary-general of the Labor Party, the largest opposition party in the United Kingdom, wrote on the social network Twitter that it is “a shame” that Unicef has to intervene in the United Kingdom, “one of the richest countries in the world”.
“[O primeiro-ministro britânico, Boris Johnson, e o seu ministro da Economia, Rishi Sunal,] they should be ashamed that a charity that operates in war and natural disaster areas has to feed our children, ”added the labor leader.
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