Nigeria: Government declares nationwide state of emergency due to fuel scarcity

UNHCR supplied 2 Mammogram equipment to MOH public hospitals in Alexandria according to the MOU between the MOH and UNHCR. Undersecretary of MOH in Alexandria Dr. Magdy Hegazy announced that the training of doctors and technicians at the hospital will begin in a few days in order could start receiving women who wish to perform an early breast cancer detection examination.

The Syrian community schools in Egypt celebrated the Arab Teacher’s Day at the Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) Opera House. The event was organized by Syria El Ghad educational committee. Many of the organizations working with Syrian refugees in Egypt attended the celebration, including UNHCR, Stars St. Andrews, PSTIC, among others. Syrian children from different community schools across Egypt showcased a variety of theatrical and singing performances.

For the second year in a row, UNHCR, Alexandria Regional Centre For Women's Health and Development and Caritas Alexandria Egypt jointly organized a bazaar for 30 groups of refugee and Egyptian women. This initiative is a part of finding new ways to assist and empower women to earn their livelihoods. The bazaar was also a good opportunity to raise awareness about the refugee situation in Egypt.

CAR: Second round of parliamentary elections this Thursday. A new first round is to be held in 10 constituencies, in which irregularities were reported.

RCA: Deuxième tour de l'élection présidentielle ce jeudi. Un nouveau premier tour va être organisé pour 10 circonscriptions, annulées lors du premier tour.

In Gorom camp, UNHCR partner ACROSS conducted a training for 210 farmers on harvest and post-harvest handling, plants management and disease identification.

Chad: start of an unlimited strike of the public service.

Rich states resettle barely one percent of Syrian refugees: Oxfam.

In Makpandu camp, UNHCR and partner World Vision International began distribution of second-hand clothes for some 3,500 refugees