El-Oued (Algeria), 1 January 2020 (SPS) - 260 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been sent from El-Oued to the camps of Sahrawi refugees, the Algerian-Western Sahara Friendship Group told APS.
The caravan, which left Wednesday evening, carries various aid, including fruit, vegetables, foodstuffs and blankets, on board a dozen heavy-duty trucks, president of the Group, Abdallah Ghourabi, told APS.
Decided on by the Algerian-Western Sahara Friendship Group, the initiative is part of a humanitarian support programme aimed at strengthening the bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between Algerian and Sahrawi people, he said.
According to Ghourabi, the programming of this first caravan for the current year was decided the day after a recent visit by a delegation of the Foundation to the Saharawi refugee camps, during which they perceived the difficult living conditions endured by the Sahrawi people, who need a multifaceted solidarity assistance to alleviate their suffering.
Ghourabi also assured that the Algerian-Western Sahara Friendship Group will soon organize, in coordination with associations, other humanitarian caravans. (SPS)
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