UNHCR Egypt warns refugee support funding under “severe pressure”

The UNHCR in Egypt has warned that its essential programs are under threat due to a huge funding gap, with the combination of “increasing arrivals and inadequate resources” leaving some quarter of a mn registered refugees struggling to get by. Programs designed to support refugees — primarily from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Yemen — are currently operating on only 4% of the annual USD 104.2 mn annual budget.