Dr Saleh Al Taie, RCA Secretary-General, said the food aid were distributed according to instructions of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and RCA chairman, to provide drought-hit population with basic food needs before the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
Saleh Al Jaberi, acting director of relief and emergency and head of the RCA delegation, said arrangements were in place for the launch of the Ramadan programme.