China, UNICEF work together to improve living conditions, education for children

 

A chef gives a nutritious catering class steming from the implementation of the "Nutrition School" project in the school kitchen of the Experimental School Affiliated to Niulanshan First Secondary School in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2019. Under the guidance of the disease control bureau under the National Health Commission, the National Institute for Nutrition and Health under the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control and the center for disease prevention and control of Shunyi District launched the "Nutrition School" pilot project to explore new methods that can help students change their eating habits and become healthier in 2016. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) supported the preliminary research work of the project, including through financial and technical support, and promoted obesity intervention in all aspects. Starting from the year of 1979, the UNICEF has invested over 675 million US dollars for improving the living condition and education for Chinese children on over 160 programmes cooperated with the Chinese government. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)