KATHMANDU: The French government has provided a humanitarian aid of 200,000 euros to UNICEF Nepal for the management of acute malnutrition in 18 flood-affected districts of Nepal through provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food for treatment of children who are severely malnourished in those districts.

In a joint statement issued on Friday, French Ambassador to Nepal Yves Carmona said: “France, as a true friend of Nepal, is deeply saddened by the immense loss of lives and the disastrous effect the floods had on the local population. We consider children a very vulnerable group who are affected by this disaster.

We are aware of the situation of malnutrition present amongst the children in the region and hence decided to work with the UNICEF in this regard.”