Egypt
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Egypt is the largest host country for Sudanese people fleeing conflict. According to government estimates, 1.2 million Sudanese have fled to Egypt since the onset of the Sudan conflict. Throughout 2024, the number of Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR increased from 200,000 to over 600,000 people. Egypt is also host to people fleeing Syria, South Sudan and Eritrea. Most refugees and asylum-seekers live in Greater Cairo and Alexandria.
JOINT HUB SUPPORT
The Joint Hub began supporting UNHCR and WFP in Egypt in June 2023, following a scoping mission and a request from the country operations. The Joint Hub is leading and coordinating collaborative work, which aims to assess refugee needs based on a ‘one refugee’ approach (regardless of country of origin) to inform targeting/prioritization of basic needs assistance and longer-term planning for socio-economic inclusion, whilst ensuring accountability to affected people. In addition, technical discussions are organized to discuss joint programmatic interventions to promote refugee self-reliance and sustainable responses grounded in evidence from the joint assessment.
“It has been a very useful practical, hands-on experience on all aspects of developing a targeting model. I have learned much about survey sampling, different targeting mechanisms, their pros and cons, and about other countries' experiences. Presentations on appeals and communication have been specifically useful.”
Feedback from UNHCR staff in Egypt
“The work with the Hub was vital to coordinate the review and update of the targeting methodology between UNHCR and WFP. The Hub played a key role in making this happen.”
Feedback from UNHCR staff in Egypt
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK IN EGYPT
Egypt Vulnerability Assessment for Refugees (EVAR) Report, 2025 (coming soon)