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35,200 Individuals
Total Persons of Concern
Base Layer

Population

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Total Persons of Concern

117,658


Last Updated 31 Dec 2015


Source - UNHCR

Registered Syrian Refugees

117,658


Households

41,010


Last Updated 31 Dec 2015


Source - UNHCR

Demography
Male (51%) Age (49%) Female
6.1% 0 - 4 5.8%
10% 5 - 11 9.4%
6.2% 12 - 17 5.8%
26.4% 18 - 59 25.9%
2.2% 60 + 2.1%

  Registered Syrian Refugees by Date

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  Sectorial Working Groups

Basic Needs Working Group - Egypt
Education Working Group - Egypt
Food Working Group - Egypt
Health Working Group - Egypt
Protection Working Group - Egypt
SGBV Working Group - Egypt

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  Who's Doing What Where?

Child Protection
PSTIC
UNHCR
UNICEF
Community Services
PSTIC
Tadamon
TdH - Lausanne
Coordination
UNHCR
Education
CRS
Food Security
WFP
Gender-Based Violence
UNHCR
Health
CARITAS
HIV/AIDS
Refuge Egypt
Information Management
UNHCR
Livelihood
CARITAS
CRS
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
PSTIC
Protection
TdH - Lausanne
UNHCR
Registration
UNHCR
Reproductive Health
Refuge Egypt

  Highlights

 UNHCR and Egypt Post signed an agreement regarding the disbursement of cash assistance for refugees in 2016 through the postal service. Partnering with Egypt Post ensures funds are distributed efficiently and reliably. At least 30,000 refugees will be able to access cash assistance at approximately 3,000 Egypt Post branches nationwide.
31 Dec 2015
UNHCR and UNICEF Egypt provided a one-time winterization grant for the most vulnerable families of all nationalities registered with UNHCR in Egypt. This cash assistance supported families to secure winterization items and to stay warm, healthy, and protected.
31 Dec 2015
UNHCR participated in a conference organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to celebrate the “International Volunteer Day on 16th December 2015. UNHCR was part of a discussion panel with other UN agencies (UNV, UNDP and UNFPA) as well as different institutions and local NGOs working with volunteers to talk about obstacles and challenges they face.
31 Dec 2015
Following the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence against Women and "Orange Your World" Campaign, the dome at Cairo University was lit in orange on December 2nd in the spirit of a future free of violence against women.
31 Dec 2015
During November, 109 Syrians were newly registered with UNHCR, while 235individuals closed their cases.
30 Nov 2015
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  Funding Requirements (2015)

Total Appeal $189,581,596
Received to Date $58,094,636
Gap $131,486,960
Coverage 31%
Last Updated 26 Jan 2016

  Upcoming Events


Tuesday, 23rd February 2016
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

IAWG meeting
Location: Zamalek Registration Centre
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Amr Osman (osmanam@unhcr.org)


10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

IAWG meeting
Location: Zamalek Registration Centre
Chaired By: UNHCR
Contact: Amr Osman (osmanam@unhcr.org)



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  Syria Refugee Crisis in the Media

UNHCR partners with Egypt Post to deliver cash assistance to refugees
Al Bawaba News, 30 Dec 2015
Egypt Post signed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the distribution of the monthly cash assistance to refugees during 2016 through post offices. Egyptian National Post Organization (ENPO) Chairman Essam Al-Saghir said at least 30,000 refug...
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Starting again: one young man’s heart-breaking journey from Syria to Egypt
Thomas Reuters Foundation, 17 Dec 2015
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. As a result of the ongoing civil war in Syria, 300,000 Syrians now live in scattered urban locations across Egypt, facing cramped living conditions and poor access to primary health facilities. Omar...
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Why some Syrian refugees see marriage as the only option
Al Monitor, 08 Dec 2015
It has been almost five years since the Syrian revolution broke out on March 18, 2011. As the conflict between the various factions of the Syrian opposition and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad persists, over 4 million Syrians have fled to regional countries, including Egypt, in hopes of find...
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Syrian Refugees Are Finding Solace—and Good Business—in Cairo
Take part, 04 Dec 2015
Drinking Turkish coffee in his well-appointed home in the upscale residential development of Al Rehab City here, 15 miles from Cairo’s center, Abdel Hady Fahmy thinks back to three years ago, when he decided to leave Syria for Egypt. With his wife, Faten, and daughter Mariah, 23, beside him, he re...
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Syrian Refugees in Egypt: Stories of Life, Death, Abuse and All That’s In Between
Egyptian Streets, 30 Nov 2015
The ongoing war in Syria has caused the worst refugee crisis since World War II, and neighboring countries have been struggling to deal with the fall-out for years. The official number of Syrian refugees currently residing in Egypt according to the UN is 127.681, but as many go unregistered, the rea...
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