CAIRO – 26 November 2024: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty underscored Monday the "unfairness" of leaving neighboring states bear the largest burden of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan as they received over three million displaced, who mostly headed to Egypt.
The minister's statement was made during a meeting of the "Quartet on Sudan" comprising United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, and that was held on the sidelines of the G7 Ministerial Meetings in Italy.
The minister noted that 11 million Sudanese had been internally displaced, which mandated that state donors fulfill their pledges about humanitarian response to the crisis, given that the country is enduring a 75-percent shortage in its needs.
In the same context, the Egyptian minister stressed the importance of accomplishing stability in Sudan, preserving its state institutions, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Hence, he underlined that the international community must work towards two main goals. One is a ceasefire. The second is boosting the supply of humanitarian aid.
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 Somalians (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+.
The UNHCR released a report earlier in November 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.
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