Egypt

In Egypt, UNHCR works to ensure asylum-seekers' ability to apply for and access protection, support refugees' access to health and education services, ensuring vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers meet basic needs, and raising awareness, advocating for refugee rights, and coordinating support efforts.

 

$137.7 million

are urgently needed from January to December 2025

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Monira Mohamed, a refugee who left Sudan after the civil war that erupted in April 2023, registers with the UNHCR in Cairo. © UNHCR/Pedro Costa Gomes
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Egypt is home to more than half a million refugees from 6 nationalities. As of October 2023, the Sudanese nationality has become the top nationality, followed by Syrians. Other relevant countries of origin include South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen, Somalia and Iraq.

UNHCR's Egypt five-year strategy focuses on increasing support for refugees' socio-economic opportunities, promoting their inclusion in national systems, and enhancing protection structures. This involves strengthening individual case management, prioritizing vulnerable groups like women and children, and engaging with communities for transparency and accountability.

UNHCR also aims to empower refugee communities, particularly youth, while upholding integrity standards and combatting sexual exploitation and abuse through effective mechanisms, ensuring refugees are treated equally within national protection frameworks and accessing essential services regardless of nationality.

Explore the country operation website to access additional information and UNHCR's news and stories related to Egypt.
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Populations

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Egypt | 2021
Total341,083Refugees | 82%Asylum-seekers | 18%Stateless

Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is 5.

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

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Financials

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Budget information for the current year is updated monthly, while budget and expenditure information for all other years are final.

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Latest updates

Egypt Funding Update - 2025
30-Apr-25
published
18 hours ago
7 May 2025
published
1 week ago
20 April - 3 May 2025
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1 week ago
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