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“Many children living in Cairo’s informal settlements eat carbohydrate- and calorie-rich meals and not enough protein.” PHOTO/Amr Emam/IRIN
CAIRO, 23 June 2010 (IRIN) – For seven-year-old Ahmed Yasser, it is normal to have just a crust of bread to munch on throughout the afternoon as he plays with other children in a narrow alley in the sprawling slum of Arab al-Maasarah, 20km south of Cairo.
“What else can the children eat?” Yasser Ali, Ahmed’s father, told IRIN. “The last time we ate protein was a month ago when a charity sent us a kilo of beef.”
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