Cairo: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aty received UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Ramtan Lamamra, to discuss updates of the armed conflict in the country and ways to resolve the issue. The minister expressed Egypt’s concern about the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Sudan, highlighting that the Egyptian government provides displaced Sudanese with basic services such as education and healthcare.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the UNHCR released a report last week highlighting that Egypt had become the largest host of Sudanese who “sought international protection” since the outbreak of war in mid-April 2023. The organization indicated that the figure, which is 1.2 million, is based on the data of the Egyptian government.

The number of refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR Egypt hit 818,376 by October 30, 2024, rising by around 45.4 percent as 371,838 have been registered this year only. The breakdown by nationality is 537,882
Sudanese (66%); 148,938 Syrians (18%); 46,971 South Sudanese (6%); 40,432 Eritreans (5%); 18,729 Ethiopians (2%); 8,534 Somalis (1%); 8,192 Yemenis (1%); and 8,698 of various nationalities (1%).

As for the demographics, 52 percent are females, while 48% are males. Regarding age groups, 55% are aged between 18 and 59; 39% are aged between 0 and 17; and the remaining 6% are aged 60+.