UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi hailed Egypt’s long-standing commitment to delivering humanitarian aid and support to people forced to flee violence.
In a statement on Tuesday, Grandi called for support for Egypt, which has recently received more than 170,000 refugees from Sudan, in addition to some 300,000 people of 55 nationalities.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees also commended Egypt’s commitment to providing safe haven to those fleeing violence, noting that the government, the Red Crescent, and the Egyptian people had been extremely generous in supporting the arrivals.
He affirmed the urgent need to mobilize more resources to help them maintain that generosity as he described it.
"Refugees in Egypt have access to a wide range of services including health, education, and more, while the international organization launched its emergency cash assistance program last week,".
The remarks come after Grandi met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in Egypt, where they discussed how best to support refugees and mobilize resources for host countries.
According to IOM, Sudan’s recently launched Regional Plan for Refugees, Returnees and Host Communities in Egypt, the Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, and South Sudan, which seeks to mobilize $470.4 million to support refugees, returnees and host communities, will allocate approximately 25 percent to Egypt to support the work of 25 partners over six months.
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