UK announces APS3.5m humanitarian aid for Balochistan.

ISLAMABAD -- British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner yesterday announced APS3.5 million UK humanitarian aid for Balochistan. UK aid will help over 41,000 women and children get vital nutrients they need, through a therapeutic food programme. It will support community outreach workers to identify and help malnourished children, pregnant women and new mothers.Rates of malnutrition and food insecurity in Balochistan were already high before the COVID-19 global pandemic, but the virus has affected livelihoods and made the problem worse, said a British High Commission statement issued here. British High Commissioner Christian Turner said: 'The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the global economy hard, and this has had a knock-on effect on food security in Balochistan. UK aid announced today will provide life-saving nutrition and humanitarian aid to vulnerable women and...

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