Henrikh Mkhitaryan advocates healthy food for kids worldwideOctober 23, 2019 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Unicef Ambassador, Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is advocating for the right nutrition for kids worldwide. "We can only reach our full potential when we have the right nutrition but today a staggering 1 in 3 children are either undernourished or overweight," the midfielder said in a tweet. "The stakes are too high to ignore so I’m sharing UNICEF’s plan to help every child grow up healthy." "Where would I be without this? Good, healthy food helped me grow up strong, train day after day and give my best in every match," the Roma player said in another tweet. Mkhitaryan became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in November 2016 to support the Fund in advocating children’s right to education, sports and play and use his voice to bring awareness to the rights of the most marginalized children in Armenia. Related links: Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |