The program will cover Chechnya and the neighboring republics of Ingushetia and North Ossetia.
It aims to boost health care, education, and income-generating activities.
The program is being conducted together with the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
(Interfax, AP)
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