Jordan Times
Monday, May 25, 1998
Crown Prince pays surprise visit to Wihdat
AMMAN (Petra) — His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hassan Sunday made an
unexpected visit to the Wihdat refugee camp and was accorded with an enthusiastic welcome
by the camp residents who thronged the streets to greet him.
Prince Hassan, who toured parts of the camp, visited one of the homes to drink coffee and
listen to their requests and the status of their living conditions.
The visit comes a few days before the convening in Amman of a conference for the donor
nations which finance the operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
(UNRWA).
During the conference, emphasis will be laid on the need for the agency to pursue its
services until a final and just solution of the refugees' problem has been found.
Prince Hassan's visit to the camp reflects his concern over the humanitarian dimension of
the refugees' problem and the need for meeting their living requirements to keep their
cause alive until they are granted the right to return and/or compensation, in
implementation of U.N. resolutions.