NilFurat Project aspires to create a common space for learning and intercultural dialogue between women from the local host community and refugee communities in Egypt. Building on the richness of cultural diversity, 70 Egyptian, African, and Syrian women, in Cairo, have been able to acquire training and exchange knowledge through art and production.

Mr. Amin Awad, MENA Bureau Director visited Egypt early December. During his visit, he met with government officials, toured the Zamalek registration centre and visited UNHCR projects in Alexandria.

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.

Mahmoud Mosque Society starts delivering integrated health care services to Syrians in Cairo - Egypt.

In the context of the CSP project, Y’ahl El-Hay - يا 'هل الحي, the internal interventions have started in three clinics in Greater Cairo: the Family Health Center in 10th of Ramdan City, the Family Health Unit in 6th of October City, and the Health center in El Salam Awal area. External interventions will start later this month in the public spaces/open areas that are attached to the clinics. Students and volunteers are currently working on the designs through a participatory approach. Y' ahl El-Hay aims at developing public health clinics and its surrounding spaces through a participatory approach, in order to enhance their capacity and support their role as a social place. Under the umbrella of Terre des hommes Egypt this project has built on extensive partnerships between several enthusiastic partners: Œcumene Studio which designs and constructs the project; and the Ministry of Health.

In honor of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the Sphinx and three Pyramids of Giza were bathed in blue light on Saturday 24th October

In celebration of UN@70 day, Egypt's UN agencies marked the 70th anniversary with an all-day fair on Saturday 24th October. A number of UNHCR community based organizations participated by selling a large variety of products including hand-made jewelry, clothes, accessories, food and art.

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

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.

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.