UN Secretary-General meets with Sudanese Refugees in Cairo
Cairo, 24 March – UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with a group of Sudanese refugees, who have recently fled the violence in Sudan, over a Ramadan iftar on Saturday, 23 March. During the iftar, Mr. Guterres emphasized the importance...
Swimming against the current: the Inspiring refugee journey of Marei from Aleppo to Cairo
Marei, a married man and father of two teenage girls, used to be a lifeguard in a government-owned swimming pool in Syria. After the war broke out, he and his family sought refuge in Egypt where they have been residing since 2012. Adapting to life...
UNHCR signs MOU with Ministry of Youth and Sports to launch 2024 cooperation framework
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) signed a cooperation framework to further expand their collaboration which targets Egyptian and refugee youth in Egypt. In attendance was Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth...
As Sudan conflict fuels epic suffering, UN launches humanitarian and refugee response plans for 2024
Joint press release from OCHA and UNHCR
“With a suitcase and a dream:” Fady Omar’s inspiring story from war-torn Syria to Egypt
In 2013, Fady fled the chaos and destruction of Syria’s civil war for safety in Egypt. It was the beginning of the story of a young boy leaving his home and friends in Syria to achieve the dream of being the first refugee to graduate from a...
Global Refugee Forum delivers unity and action amid global crises
World’s largest gathering on refugee issues results in over 1,600 pledges of action and financial commitments worth an estimated $2.2 billion.
Sudanese refugees in Egypt fret as needs outstrip assistance
With more than 317,000 refugees from the conflict in Sudan facing rising levels of hardship in Egypt, a shortage of funding is hampering efforts by UNHCR and its partners to provide help.
Government of Egypt, UNHCR organize a joint workshop to kick off the 2024 Egypt Refugee Response Plan
A High-level workshop, co-organized today, Thursday, 21 September, in Cairo by the Government of Egypt (GOE) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, marks the formal launch of the planning process for the 2024 Egypt Refugee Response Plan (ERP),...
The cost of inaction in Sudan: working together in support of the humanitarian situation in Sudan and the region
Joint OCHA-UNHCR press release