His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho delivered a call to action at the Rockefeller Foundation School Meals for the Future High-level Side Event in New York, held on the margins of the Eighty-First Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He urged the international community to elevate school meal programmes as a central pillar of global human capital development. He emphasised that school meals are not only an issue for social welfare or procurement but a strategic investment in the future prosperity of nations. The King highlighted the transformative power of nutrition in shaping learning outcomes, economic productivity, and long-term national development, noting that expanding access to nutritious school meals can unlock the potential of an entire generation. The event brought together global leaders to elevate political momentum for resilient, home-grown school meal programmes.
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