Approximately 300 Sudanese refugees are arriving in Egypt daily, according to a United Nations official.
In response to the crisis in Sudan, the Egyptian Red Crescent has been assisting in safely transporting people across the border and to various locations in Egypt, as stated by Elena Panova, the UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt.
Panova highlighted that Sudanese refugees in Egypt are not concentrated in camps but are dispersed throughout the country. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, allocated special funds from the Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) to quickly scale up the response as the influx of refugees began.
Along the migration route, water and sanitation facilities, primarily provided by UNICEF, as well as essentials like toilets, have been installed. The World Food Programme (WFP) has offered food and cash assistance to 270,000 of the new arrivals.
Panova emphasized that the UN is actively addressing the immediate needs of refugees and working closely with the government to understand long-term needs for resilient support, particularly in terms of livelihoods, education, and health services.
Service centers have been established at entry points to provide humanitarian relief services, hygiene kits, food, essential supplies, identification papers for those without proper documentation, and psychosocial support for children and women.
The ongoing 10-month war in Sudan, involving its armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has severely impacted the country’s infrastructure, leading to warnings of famine and displacing millions of people both within and outside the country.
The UN has recently appealed for $4.1 billion to address the humanitarian needs of civilians affected by the war and support those who have fled to neighboring countries, where over 1.5 million people have sought refuge, including in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
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