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UNHCR Egypt Fact Sheet - December 2024

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There are 877,000 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR Egypt. Sudanese are the largest group, followed by Syrians. Most refugees live in Greater Cairo and Alexandria.

UNHCR has been in Egypt since 1954. Since then, UNHCR has provided protection, including registration, documentation, refugee status determination, and resettlement to people forced to flee.

Egypt is the top recipient country of people fleeing the current conflict in Sudan. UNHCR is intensifying its protection and assistance efforts to meet the most urgent needs of newly arrived Sudanese refugees.