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A new World Cup 2014 video by the singer and activist Shakira is helping some of the worldÂ鶹APP™s poorest children to get a daily school meal.

The Colombian superstarÂ鶹APP™s new song La La La (Brazil 2014) is supporting the work of the United Nations .

Shakira teamed up with the yoghurt brand Activia to donate three million school meals to the WFPÂ鶹APP™s School Meals Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nicaragua.

The WFP is the worldÂ鶹APP™s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger. In some of the poorest parts of the world, it can provide the only nutritious meal a school child gets on a regular basis.

ChildrenÂ鶹APP™s rights campaigner Shakira recently . She and other celebrities will appeal to their millions of fans across the globe to make their voices heard on behalf of the 57 million out-of-school children before the end of 2015 through a 500-Day Global Education Countdown Campaign.

She said: Â鶹APPœLa La La (Brazil 2014) celebrates the World Cup, an event that has an unparalleled ability to unite both people and nations.

Â鶹APPœI wanted to capitalise on the world coming together to also raise awareness and make a contribution towards nourishing kids by supporting WFPÂ鶹APP™s schools meals programme, together with Activia.Â鶹APP�

Shakira is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Picture:

The video features her boyfriend Gerard Pique, the Barcelona and Spain defender. It also includes Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cesc Fabregas,  Manchester CityÂ鶹APP™s Sergio Aguero and Eric Abidal and Ramanel Falcao of Monaco.

The WFP says it takes just $5 a month to give a child school meals for a month.

A spokesman said: Â鶹APPœThe more people who watch and share the video means more people will know that zero hunger is possible. And they will know that their donations to WFP makes a big difference in the lives of children around the world.Â鶹APP�

The WFP recently named Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho as an Ambassador Against Hunger.

Jose Â鶹APP“ whose wife Matilde is an WFP Special Ambassador for school feeding Â鶹APP“ is expected to visit WFP operations in sub-Saharan Africa.

He said: Â鶹APPœSupporting the work of the World Food Programme on the frontlines of hunger is a personal decision about a cause that is very close to the hearts of me and my family.

Â鶹APPœIf we can harness the spirit and the will to address the nutritional needs of the poor, then we have a real chance of ending hunger in our lifetimes.Â鶹APP�