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fight against malnutrition in Timor Leste

The first one and unique food plant of Timor Leste has just started its production in the capital Dili, under the auspices of the World Food Programme (WFP), a UN agency. It manufactures fortified foods, a mixture of corn, soybeans, sugar and oils, embellished with 17 vitamins and minerals. This food is intended primarily for mothers and infants:

"The plant packages them in small bags that women can retire to the hospital, and it is cooked very easily"

, said WFP Representative Timor Leste, Joan Fleuren on Radio Australia.

This plant food will create jobs, provide an outlet for small local farmers and market gardeners. And then produce locally will be cheaper than importing the WFP.

Pacific News - 29/07/2010

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Fernando Lasama at the World Conference of Speakers of Parliament


Parliament President Timorese

Fernando Lasama de Araujo, has

attended the 3rd World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments, held from July 19 to 21, United Nations in Geneva, with over 130 Presidents and Speakers of Parliaments. The conference focused on democracy, the role of legislative institutions and their relations with the United Nations.

To read more about this conference: the blog of the Conference

To read the final conclusion

Site IPU

Fernando Lasama gave a presentation on July 20 (English, reportable on demand francetimorleste@free.fr).