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ETHIOPIA / VENEMAN
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STORY: ETHIOPIA / VENEMAN
TRT: 1.18
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 FEBRUARY, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, FILE: APRIL 25 2006, ETHIOPIA
21 February, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1. Med shot Ann M Veneman
2. Med shot Ann M. Veneman cutting the inauguration ribbon
3. Zoom in ribbon
4. Med shot Ms. Veneman shaking hands and hugging Amy robbins
5. Med shot women at the factory selecting nuts
6. Med shots factory tour with bags in background
7. Wide shot boxes containing Plumpy'nut
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director:
"Ethiopia has seen improvements in addressing malnutrition yet widespread hunger continues to exact an enormous cost in terms of human suffering and lost potential. We must act with urgency."
FILE - April 25 2006, Ethiopia
9. Various shots, boy toddler eating plumpy'nut
21 February, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director:
"Recovery rates for severely undernourished children have been as high as 90 to 95 per cent. By using Plumpy'nut as a therapeutic intervention."
11. Med shot men working on nut assembly line
12. Med shot Ms. Veneman inspecting the nuts at factory
STORYRLINE:
On a visit to Ethiopia, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman inaugurated the country's first Plumpy'nut therapeutic food factory.
The inauguration marked a joint venture between UNICEF, the Hilina Enriched Food factory and Us-based private donor Ms. Amy Robbins.
The high energy ready to eat food will be dispatched to feeding centres and hospitals across the country to treat severely malnourished children.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director:"Ethiopia has seen improvements in addressing malnutrition yet widespread hunger continues to exact an enormous cost in terms of human suffering and lost potential. We must act with urgency."
Peanut-based Plumpy nut has been saving children's lives in major emergency situations across Africa.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF Executive Director:
"Recovery rates for severely undernourished children have been as high as 90 to 95 per cent. By using Plumpy'nut as a therapeutic intervention."
Ethiopia's Plumpy'nut factory is the fourth and largest plant to open in Africa and is expected to produce up to 12 tons of nut paste a day.