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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Debate UNICEF donating to UK councils to make such donations unnecessary.

Provide sufficient funding to local councils to enable all children have a proper diet so that charities such as UNICEF don't see the need to make donations to those local councils.

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It is embarrassing for the nation for large charities to see elements of society as so poor that they need the same support as countries suffering from natural or politically caused famine.

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End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276

Take action to address the rising levels of child poverty: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552744

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