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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.
The United Nation’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) said it has allocated $5 million for Egypt as part of $22 million earmarked for Sudan’s neighboring countries to meet the needs of refugees.
Egypt has nearly 8 million refugees from different countries and considers one of the countries that host the largest number of refugees in the world, especially in recent years.
Senior Communications Associate at the UN Refugee Agency Radwa Sharaf confirmed that, in cooperation with the Egyptian government, many services are provided, including health and educational services.
The ministry underscored that Egypt does not confine refugees and migrants in camps or detention centers.
In its latest assessment of migrant stocks in Egypt in August 2022, IOM revealed that the current number of international migrants residing in Egypt was 9,012,582 equivalent migrants to 8.7% of the Egyptian population (103,655,989).
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