Egypt
Operation: Egypt
Location
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Latest update of camps and office locations: October 2017. By clicking on the icons on the map, additional information is displayed.
Key Figures
| 2018 planning figures | |
| 170,000 | primary health consultations will be supported |
| 31,000 | students in primary and secondary schools will be provided with education grants |
| 15,000 | households will receive multipurpose cash grants |
| 7,000 | refugees will have their cases submitted for resettlement consideration, if quota available |
| 400 | refugees and asylum-seekers will be provided with legal support |
| 2016 end-year results | |
| 34,600 | students received conditional education grants |
| 13,500 | households received monthly unconditional cash grants |
| 10,000 | individual status determination decisions were issued |
| 7,000 | refugees were submitted for resettlement |
Latest Updates
People of Concern
5%
Increase in
2016
2016
| 2016 | 263,426 |
| 2015 | 250,697 |
| 2014 | 261,741 |
[["Refugees",213530],["Asylum-seekers",49877],["Stateless",19]]
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Egypt
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2016
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Year-end Overview
Working environment
Egypt hosts refugees and asylum-seekers from more than 60 countries including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) and Yemen. There has been an increase in the number of people, in particular Syrians, approaching UNHCR’s offices for registration in 2017, with an increase of 44 per cent in the first half compared to the same period the previous year. Refugees and asylum-seekers live in urban areas alongside local communities. High inflation has negatively impacted refugees and asylum-seekers, increasing their vulnerability and dependency on assistance. Visa requirements for Syrians and the short validity of residence permits and lengthy procedures for renewal constitute major challenges faced by refugees and asylum-seekers.
UNHCR carries out the functional responsibilities for all aspects of registration, documentation and refugee status determination (RSD). Egypt grants access to primary and secondary health care to refugees and asylum-seekers of all nationalities. The government has also allowed Sudanese and Syrian children access to public schools. UNHCR works with the authorities to enhance access and quality of education and health care in the public system for refugees and asylum-seekers of all nationalities and provides support to the respective authorities.
UNHCR works closely with the Government and its UN and NGO partners to provide protection and assistance to refugees and asylum-seekers. The refugee response is coordinated through the Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG), led by UNHCR.
Key priorities
In 2018, UNHCR will focus on:- Preservation of the protection space, enhanced access to asylum, and prevention of refoulement;
- Issuance of asylum documentation and advocacy with the Government on residence permit, including extended duration of the process;
- Implementation of the merged registration and refugee status determination process and preservation of the integrity of the asylum system;
- Active engagement in mixed flow issues with all partners, response to challenges of onward movement and detention of people involved in mixed movement;
- Prioritization of protection interventions for vulnerable people such as children and survivors of sexual and gender-based violence;
- Cash-based interventions as a primary response to the basic needs of refugees;
- Strengthening access to and quality of national education and health services in the public institutions that provide services to refugees, asylum-seekers and the host community;
- Pursuing durable solutions, such as resettlement and voluntary repatriation;
- Enhancing coordination and partnership with the government, state institutions and other partners.