UNHCR convenes the High-level meeting on global responsibility sharing for admission of Syrian refugees (Geneva, 30 March 2016)

On Sunday 28th of February, Representatives from the Embassy of Canada to Egypt visited the Alexandria Field Office for a briefing on the office’s activities.

On the 5th of January 2016 UNHCR and The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Egypt signed an agreement today on enhancing access of Persons of Concern to UNHCR to public primary health care and referral curative care services. The agreement between UNHCR and The Ministry of Health in Egypt aims at providing an extensive access to all refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR in Egypt to primary health care and public hospitals in the areas of high concentration of refugees.

On the 17th of February, UNHCR Egypt health team accompanied by Dr. Magdy Hegazy, the Ministry of Health First Undersecretary in Alexandria, visited two public hospitals, Ras el-Tin and Jumhureya hospitals, to assess the capacity and explore the potential services of the hospitals as well as to engage the Medical Directors to facilitate the reception of the refugees.

Mr. Ahmed Al Zend, Minister of Justice of the Arab Republic of Egypt, met with UNHCR’s Representative in Egypt, Ms. Elizabeth Tan in early February. During the meeting, Mr. Al Zend called for the convening of a conference on Childhood Statelessness to highlight the suffering of refugees in the Arab region, particularly Syrian children.

Out of the total requested funds (875,481,985 USD) under the refugee component of the inter-agency appeal of 3RP in 2015, 78% have been received.

UNFPA offered full package of contraceptives supplies to the partners providing family planning services for 2016

• WFP and partner REACH completed the first round of Food Security Outcome Monitoring data collection.

UN aid officials, partners appeal for 'real peace' ahead of Syrian conflict anniversary.

From 13th to 20th of February, the second emergency immunization campaign implemented in Rukban and Hadalat covered children under 15 years old with measles, vitamin A and oral polio vaccine.