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Yemeni refugees receive material assistance in Obock

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The Sovereign Carbon Agency handed over mattresses, sheets, tents and school kits in Obock, northern Djibouti, to Yemeni refugees who recently arrived. The aid includes 500 mattresses, 1,000 sheets, 800 bags for women and 100 tents, according to Radio Télévision Djibouti.

The Sovereign Carbon Agency (SCA) handed over 500 mattresses, 1,000 sheets, 800 bags for women and 100 tents in Obock, northern Djibouti, for Yemeni refugees who recently arrived in the region. Coranne Abdi Djama, the SCA's representative, handed over the material assistance, which is intended to improve their reception and living conditions, according to the agency.

The assistance also includes a school component for refugee children. Ahmed Araita Ali, secretary-general of the Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation (ASCRF), distributed school kits to younger children. The operation comes as 500 Yemeni refugees arrive in Obock, Djibouti.

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