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Husn Camp or Al-Husn Camp, known locally as Martyr Azmi el-Mufti camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan, located near Al Husn, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Amman. It was established in 1968 as an emergency camp to house 12,500 refugees who were displaced from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.[1] As of 2005 it had 50,573 refugees. The camp has a women's centre, four schools in two buildings, a health centre, a food distribution centre, and a rehabilitation centre.[1]

Housing

Initially the refugees were housed in tents which were pitched in area of 770 sqm. With influx of more refugees 2990 per-fabricated structures were built between 1969 and 1971 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine. Many of the refugess were shifted to these prefab housing complex.[1]

Demographics

The initial population of the refugees when the camp was established as a temporary facility was 12500. The refugees who have been registered at the camp are 22,000. The new camp house 55000 people. The demographic statistics indicates that people in the age group of 25-45 constitute about 30% while children in the age range of 0-5 years are about 12% while senior citizens above 60 years of age form about 10%.[1]

Support facilities

The support facilities provided inn the refugee camp are the following.

Health centre

As per UNRWA modern health services each health centre is provide with a doctor, one or more nurses, and a midwife.[2] The Husn refuge camp has one health center.[1]

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The four schools which are housed in two buildings are supported under the education programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[1]

Social safety-net programme

The Social safety-net programme of UNRWA also covered distribution of cash subsidies and also food to refugees apart from providing vocational training centres or education science facilities to selected students of hardship category.[3] The Husn refuge camp has one health center.[1]

Infrastructure

During 2001-03,the infrastructure works built in the camp covered concrete sewer lines and house connections over a total length of 30 km, water supply connections covering 48 km lines, creation of drainage facilities and reinforced concrete walls, and upkeep of all existing facilities.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Husn Refugee Camp". UNRWA. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Health". UNRWA. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ . UNRWA safety-net programme http://www.unrwa.org/etemplate.php?id=96title=Social safety-net programme. Retrieved 4 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Infrastructure Projects". 2- Community Infrastructure Program Al-Husn Camp – Contracts 1 & 2 Jordan. Santec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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