Khalifa Foundation distributes food aid among 10,000 drought-hit people in Somalia

Khalifa Foundation distributes urgent food aid among Somalis (WAM Photo)

Borama, Somalia (IINA) – A team from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has arrived in the Somali province of Borama to distribute urgent relief aid to 10,000 displaced people fleeing the drought which severely damaged their crops and livestock, Emirates News Agency WAM reported Tuesday.
The campaign is being carried out under the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The Foundation has so far distributed 2,500 food parcels containing water, sugar, flour, and dates to those affected in the drought-hit province, said a spokesman for the organization. He added that the Foundation is in the process of preparation of another campaign to distribute 5,000 aid baskets among those affected by the drought.
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