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12 February 2021, Dushanbe – National food control systems play a crucial role in ensuring food safety throughout the food chain. Everyone participating in the food chain from regulators, farmers to processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers has some responsibility for food safety and quality.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun delivering fortified wheat flour and vegetable oil to the families of  vulnerable schoolchildren in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, supported by USD 1 million from the Russian Federation.

More than 17,000 individuals from a variety of backgrounds across Tajikistan participated in the online survey and in local dialogues held in 2020 under the auspices of the global campaign. In cooperation with the Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations’ goal was to engage wide segments of society with a special emphasis on women, youth, and those whose voices are too often marginalized or not heard.

New York, 24 February 2021 - Supermodel, philanthropist and impact investor, Natalia Vodianova was today appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. UNFPA and Ms. Vodianova will unite to empower women and girls by tackling the stigma and taboos that surround their bodies and health and lead to pervasive discrimination and exclusion.