Health minister pays war refugee camp visits
The Source: www.sabanew.net - 17/12/2008
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Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul Karim Rasa'a inspected on Thursday along with governor of Hajjah Farid Mujawar and, Claire Bourgeois, the UNHCR representative in the country the progress on the construction of the Almezraq III refugee camp in Hajja in north Yemen The camp, being built by the UNHCR in association with the Islamic Relief Organization, is designed to accommodate 10.000 refugees from the war in the north as the army continues to battle the Houthi insurgents. Basic services would be provided for the camp refugees, Rasa'a said, appreciating the efforts exerted by relief agencies to help the displaced. For her part, Bourgeois praised the level of coordination between the government and relief organizations to overcome difficulties to deliver aid for thousands of people affected by the confrontations. Rasa'a also paid visits to the Mezraf I Camp and the Mezraq II Camp, the latter was established by the UAE Red Crescent and the al Saleh Social Development Foundation, and he inspected the conditions of the refugees and education at them.
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