Tag: Daniel Arroyo

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentines requesting food assistance jump to 11 million; government had estimated four million

  

  The Argentine government said on Tuesday that the number of people requesting food assistance has increased following the government lockdown to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving some unable to work.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentina will begin distribution of food cards to low income families later this month

  

  Argentina's government will begin to distribute food cards to low-income families beginning later this month as part of its anti-hunger program. Social Development Minister Daniel Arroyo announced during a live presentation of Argentine Plan Against Hunger the government reached an agreement with the Governor Jorge Capitanich from the northern province of Chaco to fight with hunger.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentine president manages an all encompassing Social Pact, but farmers did not show up

  

  Argentine president Alberto Fernandez together with business people, union leaders and representatives from social groupings launched the social pact, called “Argentine commitment for development and solidarity”, with the purpose of achieving long term consensus that goes beyond a presidential mandate (four years), and includes “shared goals which can be crystallized in different chapters”

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Two million Argentines will be entitled to a “food stamps” system

  

  An estimated two million Argentines will be entitled to a foods stamp system to be implemented as part of the plan to fight hunger of the next government headed by president-elect Alberto Fernandez.

• Friday, September 13th 2019 - 19:20 UTC

  Argentine Lower House unanimously approves draft emergency food law

  

  Argentine lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approved a draft emergency food law to free up resources for social programs amid a worsening economic crisis. The bill, yet to be approved by the Senate, would provide a 50 percent increase in food assistance programs to growing numbers of poor.