SEE – July 10: British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson announced that UK has provided Egypt with 75.9m EGP over three years to support migrants and refugees as well as 43.2m EGP towards UNHCR Egypt’s work’.
His announcement was made during a reception, which he hosted at his residence to mark World Refugee Day.
During the reception, two refugees delivered speeches on the aspirations and challenges facing refugees in Egypt, followed by Syrian and African refugee band performances.
A photo exhibition titled “Then and Now – Refugee Voices in Egypt” also ran throughout the event to shed light on UNHCR’s work in Egypt, the government’s generosity and Egyptian’s society hospitality toward refugees and asylum-seekers over the past six decades. The exhibition is scheduled to tour Alexandria and other governorates in the coming weeks.
Levels of worldwide displacement remained at an unprecedented high of over 68 million people for the past six years. Developing countries host 85% of the world’s total refugee population. Despite surviving on few resources, host communities benevolently share them with refugees. As of 30 June 2018, Egypt hosted 230,340 registered refugees and asylum-seekers from 58 countries.
“The government of Egypt and its people are no strangers to this generosity, having opened their doors and hearts to refugees from over 50 countries for decades,” Mr. Karim Atassi, UNHCR Egypt Representative said.
The United Nations Refugee Agency in Egypt, UNHCR, and the British Embassy joined forces to honor refugee resilience and renew calls for solidarity with them.
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