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The <\/b>UNHCR<\/b><\/a> in Egypt has warned that its essential programs are under threat due to a huge funding gap, <\/b>with the combination of \u201cincreasing arrivals and inadequate resources\u201d leaving some quarter of a mn registered refugees struggling to get by. Programs designed to support refugees \u2014 primarily from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Yemen \u2014 are currently operating on only 4% of the annual USD 104.2 mn annual budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UNHCR in Egypt has warned that its essential programs are under threat due to a huge funding gap, with the combination of \u201cincreasing arrivals and inadequate resources\u201d leaving some quarter of a mn registered refugees struggling to get by. 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