{"id":21143,"date":"2026-07-30T08:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21143"},"modified":"2026-07-30T08:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T02:47:54","slug":"indonesia-to-expand-free-nutritious-meal-programme-to-conflict-prone-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21143","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Indonesia to Expand Free Nutritious Meal Programme to Conflict-Prone Areas<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Indonesian government is preparing to expand its free nutritious meal programme to conflict-prone and remote areas to improve children\u2019s nutritional conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The programme will focus particularly on Papua, East Nusa Tenggara and Maluku, along with other areas in eastern Indonesia, according to the National Nutrition Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Agency head Sudaryono said at a press conference in Jakarta that the government had mapped vulnerable regions and was preparing an appropriate mechanism to deliver nutritious meals in areas facing geographical and security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have mapped Papua and other regions, including East Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. We want to improve nutrition in those areas,\u201d Sudaryono said.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that children throughout Indonesia, particularly those living in vulnerable, conflict-prone and remote regions, must have access to better nutrition because they need it most.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia\u2019s free nutritious meal programme has continued to expand nationwide. Government figures showed that the number of beneficiaries had reached 62.45 million as of May 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The programme serves schoolchildren and other nutritionally vulnerable groups as part of the government\u2019s broader effort to reduce malnutrition and improve public health.<\/p>\n<p>The National Nutrition Agency said the government would continue developing distribution systems capable of delivering nutritious meals safely and regularly to children in remote and high-risk areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21143\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk The Indonesian government is preparing to expand its free nutritious meal programme to conflict-prone and remote areas to improve children\u2019s nutritional conditions. 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