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121,142
Households*
38,967
Last updated 31 Jul 2016
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Source - Government, AFAD, UNHCR

   All Refugees by Origin

Country of origin Source Data date Population
Somalia Government, AFAD, UNHCR 29 Feb 2016
  5.1% 		6,231
Syrian Arab Rep. Government, AFAD, UNHCR 31 Jul 2016
  94.9% 		114,911

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  • Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 25 July - 7 August

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  • Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 11-17 July

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  • Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 27 June - 3 July

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  • Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 20-26 June

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  • Inter-Agency Regional Response - Syrian Refugees 13-19 June

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  • UNHCR 2016 funding - Syria Situation response 2016 - 6 September 2016

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  • UNHCR 2016 funding - Syria Situation response 2016 - 18 July 2016

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  • UNHCR 2016 funding - Syria Situation response 2016 - 12 July 2016

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  • UNHCR 2016 funding - Syria Situation response 2016 - 27 June 2016

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  • UNHCR 2016 funding - Syria Situation response 2016 - 21 June 2016

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  • UNHCR Global Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
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  • Africa - UNHCR Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
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  • Middle East and North AFRICA (MENA) - UNHCR Presence

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    UNHCR Presence map
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  • UNICEF Syria Regional-Dashboard&Map October 2015

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    UNICEF Syria Regional-Dashboard&Map October 2015
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  • UNICEF Syria Regional-Dashboard&Map September 2015

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    UNICEF Syria Regional-Dashboard&Map September 2015
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  • Egypt Health 3RP May 2016 Dashboard.

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  • EGYPT Protection 3RP May 2016 Dashboard

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  • EGYPT Health 3RPMay 2016 Dashboard

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  • EGYPT Food Security 3RP May 2016 Dashboard

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  • EGYPT- Education 3RP April 206 DB

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  • PWG Minutes of Meeting -16/02/2016

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  • PWG Minutes of Meeting -15/03/2016

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  • PWG Minutes of Meeting -12/04/2016

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  • PWG Minutes of Meeting -12/04/2016

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  • SGBV SBW minutes of meeting - 9 May 2016

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  • Egypt - SGBV- WG ToR

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  • SGBV-SWG TORs

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    SGBV-SWG TORs
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  • Registration and Residence procedures for Syrian refugees in Egypt

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    Publish date: 26 April 2016 (4 months ago)
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  • Education Services for Syrian refugees in Egypt

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  • UNHCR Importance of Yellow Card Arabic Poster

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    Publish date: 16 October 2014 (1 year ago)
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  • UNHCR New System of appointments 3 Arabic

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  • UNHCR New System of Appointments 2 Arabic

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  • Egypt Regional Response Plan 2016-2017 (Arabic version)

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    Publish date: 30 March 2016 (5 months ago)
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  • Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2015-2016

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    Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2015-2016
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  • Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2016-2017

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    Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2016-2017
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  • Coordination Toolkit

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    Publish date: 19 May 2015 (1 year ago)
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  • 3RP Regional Workshop Background & Information, 3-4 September 2014

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    3RP Regional Workshop Background & Information, 3-4 September 2014
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  • Primary health care mainstreaming of Syrian refugees in Egypt 2016

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    Primary health care mainstreaming of Syrian refugees in Egypt 2016
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  • UNHCR-Syria Inter-Agency Update - October 2015

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  • SGBV Prevention and Response Overview in MENA_Summary _Turkish

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  • SGBV Prevention and Response Overview in MENA_Summary_FR

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  • SGBV Prevention and Response Overview in MENA_Summary_Eng

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  • UNHCR-Syria Inter-Agency Update - December 2015

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  • UNHCR-Syria Inter-Agency Update -November 2015

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  • Inter-agency operational update – Syrian refugees in Egypt - April 2015

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    Publish date: 10 June 2015 (1 year ago)
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  • UNICEF Syria Crisis Situation Report February 2015

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    UNICEF Syria Crisis Situation Report February 2015
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  • Syrian refugee crisis Inter-Agency Regional Update 20141209

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    Publish date: 16 December 2014 (1 year ago)
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  • Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2016-2017

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    Egypt 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2016-2017
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  • 3RP Regional Workshop Background & Information, 3-4 September 2014

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    3RP Regional Workshop Background & Information, 3-4 September 2014
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  • Joint Assessment for Syrian Refugees in Egypt- November 2013

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  • SNAP - September Regional Analysis of the Syria Conflict - RAS

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    Publish date: 28 September 2013 (2 years ago)
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  • استجابة برنامج الأغذية العالمي في سوريا ودول الجوار الأردن، لبنان، تركيا، الع ا رق ومصر

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    استجابة برنامج الأغذية العالمي في سوريا ودول الجوار الأردن، لبنان، تركيا، الع ا رق ومصر
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  • ALEXANDRIA JOINT MISSION REPORT February 2013

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    ALEXANDRIA JOINT MISSION REPORT February 2013
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  • Inter-Agency Assessment on Syrian Refugees in New Damietta

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    Inter-Agency Assessment on Syrian Refugees in New Damietta
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  • Regional Public Health and Nutrition Strategy for Syrian Refugees - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey - 2014-2015

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  • Mass Information Toolkit

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    Publish date: 3 December 2013 (2 years ago)
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  • UNHCR Egypt Child Protection Framework 2013- 2014

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    Publish date: 10 November 2013 (2 years ago)
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  • Syria Operation - Population Profiling - Heads of Households

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    Syria Operation - Population Profiling - Heads of Households
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  • Syria Operation - Population Statistics Dashboard

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    Syria Operation - Population Statistics Dashboard
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  • Cairo Daily Registration Report

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    Cairo Daily Registration Report
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  • Cairo Daily Registration Report

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    Cairo Daily Registration Report
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  • Cairo Daily Registration Report

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    Cairo Daily Registration Report
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  • UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 31 Jan 2013

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    UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 31 Jan 2013
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  • UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 20 Nov 2012

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  • UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 14 Nov 2012

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  • UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 8 Nov 2012

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  • UNHCR Egypt Briefing on Syrian Refugees - 3 Oct 2012

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      News

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    Campaign aims to enhance living conditions of Syrians in Egypt

    Daily News Egypt, 27 Jul 2016

    In an attempt to save their lives, millions of Syrians left their bombarded homes behind. Ever since the start of the civil war in Syria five years ago, the lives of Syrian refugees have been a chain of suffering and misery. Those who came to Egypt were some of the luckiest, as the main challenges .... Read more

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    Syrian refugees in Egypt showcase their art

    Al Monitor, 04 Jul 2016

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — On the occasion of World Refugee Day June 20, six talented Syrian artists participated in an exhibition that was organized by the United Nations refugee agency field office in Alexandria with the cooperation of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which hosted the event.Aseer Al Madaien,... Read more

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    Soccer: Chelsea helps Syrian refugee children in Egypt

    Ansamed, 06 Jun 2016

    NAPLES - England's Chelsea Football Club has contributed to humanitarian organisation Plan International to aid Syrian child refugees in Alexandria, Egypt, donating enough to provide school materials for 400 children, as well as access to courses to make up for time missed in school and psychologica... Read more

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    أطفال سوريا يعرضون معاناتهم فى حفل مفوضية اللاجئين بيوم التنوع الثقافى

    Youm 7, 30 May 2016

    نظمت مفوضية الأمم المتحدة لشئون اللاجئين بالإسكندرية، اليوم، ومكتبة الإيداع بمكتبة الإسكندرية ومنظمة الأمم المتحدة للأمومة والطفولة UNICEF، احتفالية بمناسبة اليوم العالمى للتنوع الثقافى. وتضمنت الاحتفالية مجموعة من الأغانى القصيرة وعرضاً مسرحياً، ويقدمها مجموعة من شباب وأطفال اللاجئين السوريين المقي... Read more

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    Syrian students struggle in Egypt's schools

    Al Monitor, 30 May 2016

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — In 2012, Egypt's president issued an extraordinary decision giving Syrians access to public schooling in Egypt and facilitating registration. Under the new conditions, students were able to enroll using only their passports and a copy of their transcripts from Syria. The process,... Read more

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       Egypt

    Capital
    Cairo
    Languages
    ar
    Population
    89,335,600
    Area
    995,450 km2
    GDP
    330,778,550,717 USD
    GDP growth
    4.20%
    Income level
    Lower middle income
    Gini index
    30.8
    Currency
    EGP
    Literacy rate
    N/A

      Highlights

    A Nonviolent Communication introductory workshop was held on 30 May in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina by the Centre for Democracy and Social Peace Studies (CDS) with the support of the New York Centre for Nonviolent Communication. Upon the request and assessment needs of participants during the introductory workshop, a 3 day workshop was conducted by the New York Centre for Non-Violent Communication on 19 July at the Jesuit Cultural Centre. 24 Syrians attended the workshop
    30 Jul 2016
    Over 3000 toys were wrapped with Marwa Fayed's Toy Run and MBC Hope at the Wrap a Toy evening, on July 2, 2016. The event was dedicated to bringing some joy and toys to vulnerable children living in Egypt over the upcoming Eid. The wrapped toy gifts are to be donated to young refugee children living in Egypt through UNHCR Egypt and underprivileged children with support from the Egyptian Food Bank .
    02 Jul 2016
    The Centre for Democracy and Social Peace Studies (CDSPS) in Alexandria conducted an introductory workshop on Non-violent Communication on the 30th of May. 15 Syrian refugees attended the workshop. The introductory workshop introduced the participants to the concepts of non-violent communication which includes peaceful interaction, critical thinking, conflict resolution, negotiation, anger management, social skills, etc.
    07 Jun 2016
    On 24 May, an empowerment project for Syrian refugee women started at Agamy Community Centre in Alexandria. The project aims at teaching refugee women new sewing skills and techniques enabling them to make products at home (Bags, cushions,…etc). The project is organized by UNHCR, Agora Arts Culture Centre and Caritas.
    07 Jun 2016
    UNHCR attended a ceremony honouring the creative expatriate students for the school year 2015/2016, which was organized by the Central Administration Central Services and supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF and UNHCR. The students exhibited works of art, paintings and scientific inventions that impressed all the attendance, and offered a musical show with poetry and chants in different languages.
    29 May 2016
    During the celebration of the World Cultural Diversity Day on 22 May at the Small Theatre at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Syrian artist Bassem Al Attar and Al Reyada NGO theatre groups presented two short plays portraying the stories of Syrians’ journey to Egypt and their integration in the society, marked with very special clown sketches that brought laughter and joy to the audience. The theatre and music event, which was attended by 350 persons, was organized by UNHCR, UNICEF and the Depository Library at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
    29 May 2016
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      Links

    Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    UNHCR Egypt CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM PARTNERS 2015
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