Sri Lanka, Oct. 3 -- Sri Lanka has taken a significant step towards strengthening the future of school meals with the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, in partnership with Save the Children, convening the country's inaugural National School Meal Forum.

The high-level forum brought together Government ministries, development partners, academia and other national stakeholders to discuss how stronger partnerships and systems could support a more sustainable approach to school feeding in Sri Lanka.

The forum, attended by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, was held against the backdrop of Sri Lanka's longstanding commitment to school meals. School feeding programmes in the country date back to 1931, while ...