Eighteen students, in their third and fourth grades, at the Alexandria International Academy - AIA had the opportunity to learn about refugees and their situation in Egypt through a school initiative. The nine and ten-year olds attended a two-hour presentation by UNHCR on 4 December, where they discussed different topics relating to refugees. This included looking at who is a refugee, reasons refugees flee their countries of origin, what UNHCR and its partners provide in terms of services and assistance, and means of assisting refugees in Egypt.

UNHCR’s Spokesperson participated in a panel debate following the screening of a documentary within the EU Human Rights Film Days.

UNHCR’s Spokesperson participated in a panel debate following the screening of a documentary within the EU Human Rights Film Days.

UNHCR’s Spokesperson participated in a panel debate following the screening of a documentary within the EU Human Rights Film Days.

In November, the Basic Needs Working Group provided around 14,949,410 US$ worth of regular cash, winterization assistances and non-food item (NFIs) to vulnerable beneficiaries from the refugee and host Community.

WFP resumed its support to the national school meals programme reaching over 310,000 schoolchildren via date bars and around 25,000 via healthy meals in host communities. In addition, WFP reached around 28,000 Syrian schoolchildren attending formal education in Zaatari and Azraq camps via date bar and healthy meal distribution.

Extremely vulnerable refugees must be evacuated from Libya as soon as possible. UNHCR is calling for 1,300 resettlement places by March 2018.

UNHCR and WFP distributed cash to new arrivals (20,261) and to hosting families (6,145 individuals) in the area of Gbadolite, Nord-Ubangi Province.

UNHCR and Habitat Association’s IMECE Programme jointly organized the one week CISCO Certified Network Associate Training of Trainers Programme.

UNHCR and Habitat Association’s IMECE Programme jointly organized the one week CISCO Certified Network Associate Training of Trainers Programme.