“Over 317,000 refugees from Sudan have arrived in Egypt over the past six months and over 100,000 have approached our registration offices in Cairo and Alexandra,” said the UNHCR Representative in ...

Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a "security-focused approach" that could undermine refugee protections.

Item 1 of 6 FILE PHOTO: Syrian refugee Ilham Mohammad prepares lunch in her home in Cairo, Egypt April 8, 2019. Picture taken April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the 2025 Egypt Refugee and Resilience ...

Egypt is home to over 288,000 registered asylum-seekers and refugees from 60 countries, based on UNHCR figures and registration data, with most of them coming from Syria, Sudan, South Sudan ...

Support for refugees in Egypt is under severe pressure due to increased arrivals and inadequate resources, warned UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today.

Egypt long made it easy for foreigners of all kinds to live and work in the country, largely without interference, whether they were refugees, migrant workers or Westerners escaping coronavirus ...

As the Sudan war stretches into a second year with no end in sight, an estimated 500,000 Sudanese refugees have so far been registered in Egypt by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Such a large and rapid ...

“These CERF funds will provide additional assistance and protection to newly arrived refugees, addressing both their immediate and long-term needs.” This marks CERF’s second allocation for Sudanese ...

April 1, 2024 (CAIRO) – Two international human rights groups have expressed concerns over the detention and refoulement of Sudanese refugees in Egypt.The Global Detention Project (GDP) and the ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Khatib and his 16-year-old son both work as tuk-tuk drivers in Cairo, but it is not enough to pay the bills. Tough economic reforms and rising costs have ...