SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - Egypt hosts over 600,000 refugees, asylum seekers: UNHCR

25/6/2024: Sudan Tribune - Egypt hosts over 600,000 refugees, asylum seekers: UNHCR

Sudan Tribune report that Egypt is hosting at least 672,000 registered refugees and asylum-seekers from 62 countries, with Sudanese forming the largest group. 

This is more than double the number from a year ago with major conflicts across its borders, according to figures from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). 

The UN agency said more than 617,000 people forced to flee Sudan have approached its office in Egypt since April 2023 as it scales up delivery of cash assistance and registration to address the most urgent needs of new arrivals.