Egypt鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United Nations development programme (UNDP), launched the 2025 Egypt Refugee and Resilience Response Plan (ERRRP) on Tuesday, 24 June, Egypt鈥檚 first nationally-led framework seeking USD鈥339鈥痬illion (EGP 16.9 billion) to assist 1.8 million refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable host communities over the next year.
The ERRRP merges humanitarian aid with long-term resilience, bringing together government bodies, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society, and refugee-led organisations. It focuses on expanding access to education, healthcare, food security, cash assistance, and livelihood opportunities.
At the Cairo launch, Ambassador Wael Badawi of Egypt鈥檚 MFA said Egypt is currently hosting over 1.5 million Sudanese, a twelve鈥慺old increase since April 2023. It also stressed the need for urgent international support to manage strained public infrastructure.
UNHCR鈥檚 Hanan鈥疕amdan described the ERRRP as a 鈥済roundbreaking鈥 and first-ever unified response plan tied to the Global Compact on Refugees.
UNDP鈥檚 Alessandro Fracassetti stressed that beyond immediate aid, the plan prioritizes livelihood support and self-reliance as essential to meeting long-term needs.
Egypt now hosts more than one million registered refugees from over 60 countries. Sudanese (73鈥痯ercent) and Syrians (13.5鈥 percent) make up the bulk of arrivals, placing unprecedented pressure on public services like education, healthcare, and housing.
The ERRRP operates under Egyptian leadership, enhancing national institutions鈥 capacity to protect and serve while building resilience and peaceful coexistence among refugee and host communities, the statement added.
This marks a shift in Egypt鈥檚 refugee policy: the ERRRP is the first time the country has led a response plan of this scale, moving from emergency mode to resilience-building development aligned with Vision 2030.