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European Union Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson began her official trip to Egypt earlier this week by visiting the registration office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo.
A meeting covered the repercussions of the armed conflict in Sudan, deterioration of the humanitarian conditions in Gaza, and the role of the Egyptian Red Crescent in response to emergencies abroad.
Additional funding is urgently needed to scale up access to safe inclusive, equitable quality education for refugees as well as vulnerable host community children.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Tuesday with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed.
Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsi met Tuesday with UNICEF Representative in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins.
In January, the Ministry of Interior urged foreign residents in Egypt to obtain registration cards, as they will not be able to enjoy state services from July 1 without them
Dr. Hanan Hamdan, representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Egypt, thanked the Egyptian government and people on Wednesday for “their generosity and long-term protection provided to refugees fleeing conflicts.”
The prime minister equally underscored that 85 percent of humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza is donated by Egypt.
Since the outbreak of the civil war in Sudan on April 15, 2023, 8.2 million have been displaced, including 1.8 million who fled to neighboring states.
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Thursday a delegation from UNICEF.
The UNHCR country representative met earlier this week with the Egyptian Minister of Education and Technical Education.
The UNRWA indicated in its Saturday situation report that 17 of its workers had been killed since October 7, and that 15 others had been injured.
Jordan's King Abdullah II issued a warning on Tuesday against the possibility of a refugee influx from the Gaza Strip, which is currently under severe Israeli bombardment, towards Jordan and Egypt.
The number of Sudanese refugees registered with the UNHCR in Egypt amounts to 47,489.
Ambassador Rady concluded by shedding light on the fact that Egypt hosts nine million migrants, and has no refugee camps.
Egypt's Ambassador to Brussels Badr Abdel Aty met with European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic to discuss the issue of migrant flow into Egypt.
Over 12.72 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency.
More than 170,000 people have entered Egypt since the conflict started on 15 April.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, arrived in Egypt on an official three-day visit from 27 – 29 May.
The partnership supports the ERC's response on borders.
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