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Qatar Charity distributes food to 3,973 refugee households in Djibouti

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Qatar Charity is distributing food to 973 refugee families in Holl-Holl and 3,000 households in Ali-Addeh, with support from the National Office for Assistance to Refugees and Disaster Victims (ONARS). The aid follows the suspension of World Food Programme food assistance in August 2026, according to Radio Television of Djibouti.

Kuwait’s Qatar Charity has launched a food distribution operation for 3,973 refugee households in Holl-Holl and Ali-Addeh, Djibouti. The aid includes rice, flour, sugar, oil, milk, black tea, dates and tinned tomatoes, among other items, according to Rtd.

The distribution covers 973 refugee families in Holl-Holl and 3,000 households in Ali-Addeh. The operation was launched by Houssein Mohamed Chardi, deputy executive secretary of the National Office for Assistance to Refugees and Disaster Victims, Moustapha Hassan Waberi, sub-prefect of Holl-Holl, and Ghada Ezzeldin Ahmed, director of Qatar Charity in Djibouti, according to Rtd.

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