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.

UNHCR, in collaboration with the Arab Women Organization, the League of Arab States and UN Women, are convening a conference in Cairo from today, 3rd May to 5th of May, on Refugee Women's Protection: "Current Responses and Future Prospects" in the Arab region.

UNHCR’s implementing partner Arab Medical Union) finalized the delivery of equipment to 15 Ministry Of Health Primary health care facilities in three areas, 6 October, El Obour City and 10 of Ramadan City, with diagnostic clinical and laboratory equipment and clinics and waiting areas furniture. This project aims at enhancing Syrians and Nationals utilization of Public preventative and essential curative care services in refugees hosting areas in Greater Cairo

In July, 30,876 vulnerable Syrian refugees were assisted, representing 22.3% of the registered Syrian refugee population in Egypt.

51.7% of registered Syrians arrived to Egypt through a transit country.

For the upcoming academic year , UNHCR and CRS agreed to pay the education grant per household/applicant depending on the number of students per family.

UNHCR conducted a Focus Group Discussion with female Syrian refugees at the Syrian Association to validate the components of the Minimum Expenditure Basket, and to conduct a preliminary Wealth Ranking Exercise.

UNHCR conducted 2 training sessions in Alexandria and New Damietta aimed at increasing the understanding about the rights and obligations of refugees law

UNHCR conducted 21 awareness sessions for Syrians in Egypt since the beginning of 2014 about the rights and obligations of refuges under international law.

UNHCR and the League of Arab States jointly commemorated World Refugee Day