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Former French First Lady offers comfort to children with little hope in Mumbai

2014-01-28 107 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Former French first lady Valerie Trierweiler met poor children in Mumbai Tuesday as a part of her humanitarian work in her first visit after a highly publicized separation with President Francois Hollande.<br/> <br />The 48-year-old journalist traveled to India on Sunday (January 26) in honor of an anti-hunger charity - Fight Hunger Foundation.<br/> <br />She walked through a sprawling Mumbai slum and spoke to several children, holding some in her lap, as she took a first hand look at one of the most impoverished regions of India's financial capital.<br/> <br />Statistics from various development agencies highlight increasing number of underweight children and stunted growth among children along with poor nutrition among women, high maternal mortality rates and incidences of non-communicable diseases in India.<br/> <br />According to the World Bank, the prevalence of malnutrition among children in India is among the highest in the world.<br/> <br />Last year also,

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