3,000 families gained access to drinkable water at their homes thanks to UNICEF's revolving fund idea Orany is a father of 7 children in a small village in Minya. Like many of his neighbors he is...
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UNHCR Egypt Monthly Statistical Report as of 31 March 2022

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WFP Egypt Country Brief, March 2022

In Numbers 62 mt of food assistance distributed USD 2.9 m cash-based transfers made USD 32.8 m six-month (April 2022 – September 2022) net funding requirements 239,000 people assisted in March 2022 ...
Egypt Facts and Figures January - December 2021

In Egypt, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) promotes International Humanitarian Law, assists people affected by conflict and violence, including from the broader region. In 2021,...
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Egypt: UN experts condemn expulsions of Eritrean asylum seekers despite risks of torture, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance
GENEVA (13 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* deplored Egypt’s recent and ongoing collective expulsions of Eritrean asylum seekers, and called on the authorities to immediately halt any further...
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Egypt Factsheet, February 2022

Egypt hosts 273,152 refugees and asylum-seekers from 65 countries of origin. Most refugees and asylum-seekers are located in urban areas of Greater Cairo and on the North Coast. UNHCR Egypt is the...
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Egypt: Eritreans at imminent risk of deportation
The Egyptian authorities must immediately halt all deportations of Eritrean nationals to Eritrea where they would face serious human rights violations including torture, said Amnesty International. ...
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Egypt: Police Target Sudanese Refugee Activists [EN/AR]

Arbitrary Arrests, Beatings, Forced Labor (Beirut) – Egyptian police arbitrarily arrested at least 30 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers during raids in December 2021 and January 2022 and subjected...
International Monetary Fund Statement on Egypt (March 23, 2022)
Washington, DC: Ms. Celine Allard, mission chief for Egypt issued the following statement: “The rapidly changing global environment and spillovers related to the war in Ukraine are posing important...
WFP Egypt Country Brief, February 2022

In Numbers 48 mt of food assistance distributed US$3.3 m cash-based transfers made US$31.7 m six-month (March 2022 – August 2022) net funding requirements 269,000 people assisted in February 2022 ...
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UNHCR Egypt Monthly Statistical Report as of 31 January 2022

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WFP Egypt Country Brief, January 2022

In Numbers USD 3.86 m cash-based transfers made USD 28 m six-month (February 2022 – July 2022) net funding requirements 265,000 people assisted in January 2022 Operational Updates By 31 January,...
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Six African countries to receive initial transfer of mRNA vaccine technology
Six African countries – Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia and Nigeria – have emerged as the first African recipients of mRNA technology under the global mRNA technology transfer hub...
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ECHO Factsheet - Egypt (Last updated 15/02/2022)

Introduction Situated along the central Mediterranean refugee route, Egypt hosts refugees in some of the poorest neighbourhoods of its largest cities. Roughly half of the refugees are Syrian, with...
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Egypt: 426 refugees finish technical skills training for stable employment through a Salesian Missions project in Cairo
To date, the project has improved the livelihoods and quality of life of more than 3,000 people (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries continued offering training to assist refugees in gaining the...
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Egypt UNHCR Operational Update, July – September 2021

Egypt hosts 266,726 refugees and asylum-seekers from 63 countries of origin. Approximately 37 percent of all refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt are children. UNHCR Egypt is the largest refugee...
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Egypt Factsheet, December 2021

Egypt hosts 269,826 refugees and asylum-seekers from 64 countries of origin. Most refugees and asylum-seekers are located in urban areas of Greater Cairo and on the North Coast. UNHCR Egypt is the...
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UNHCR Egypt Monthly Statistical Report as of 31 December 2021

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Egypt: Forced Returns of Eritrean Asylum Seekers
Children, Adults Arbitrarily Detained, Denied Access to UN Refugee Agency (Beirut) - Egyptian authorities are deporting Eritreans seeking asylum, including children, without assessing their asylum...
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Four Opportunities that Facilitate Refugees’ Access to Education
By the end of 2020, more than 30.5 million refugees and asylum seekers had been forced to flee because of war, conflict, and persecution. Leaving their past behind and seeking safety was not a...