Starting over at sixty: Syrian refugee struggles to rebuild life in exile
Harsh living conditions forced Ahmed and his family to flee Syria and seek asylum in Egypt to settle near the coastal city of Alexandria.
Funding gap leaves refugees in Egypt struggling to cope
Syrian refugee Abdallah left school aged 12 to support his destitute family, and UNHCR warns that more refugees face ruin without urgent increase in funding.
UNHCR urges critical support for refugees in Egypt
Two months into 2019, UNHCR is operating with less than five percent of its annual USD104.2 million budget to support and protect refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt.
Once his only option, running is now Somali refugee’s passion
Inspired by Olympic champion Mo Farah, Guled joined a running club in his adopted Cairo and began chasing his dreams.
Resettlement a final hope for quadriplegic Syrian siblings
Seeking solutions for the most vulnerable, resettlement would offer refugees Wafika and Taha level of care not available to them in Egypt while freeing up resources for others in need.
UN Refugee Chief meets Egypt President and Secretary General of the Arab League
UNHCR High Commissioner Filippo Grandi met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on 14 January during an official visit to Egypt, as well as the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr Ahmed Aboul Gheit.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Wraps Up First Day of Official Visit to Egypt
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, began his official two-day visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt on Sunday, 13 January.
UN refugee chief in Egypt on first official visit in 2019
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr Filippo Grandi, arrived to Egypt on an official two-day visit from 12 – 14 January to discuss the refugee situation in Egypt and touch on a number of regional and global issues in light of Egypt’s role as the chair of the African Union.
UNHCR Launches Winter Assistance Programme for Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has launched the winter assistance programme for 151,130 vulnerable refugees in Egypt this week, of whom at least 18 per cent are children under 18. The unconditional cash assistance of a minimum of EGP 600 per person is an additional grant disbursed to refugees assessed to […]