Presented my credentials today as @Refugees @UNHCREgypt Representative to the League of Arab States @arableague_gs.
Our collaboration is becoming ever more important especially in light of the evolving situation in #Sudan.
Looking forward to our mutual cooperation.
Dr. Hanan Hamdan
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UNHCR Representative to Egypt and to the League of Arab States
- Pleasure to meet @NaguibSawiris today. The Sawiris family has been generously supporting hundreds of thousands of refugees in Egypt over the years. I look forward to further working with the Sawiris family to further support & advance the refugee cause.
- With the surge in the number of ppl fleeing #Sudan, @UNHCREgypt & @UNEgypt are together providing food, water & medical assistance through ERC at the borders. Egypt already hosts many refugees; let's all work together to ensure that ppl in need of int. protection can access it.
- Today at a press briefing in Cairo, @FilippoGrandi made two appeals: 1️⃣ funding to be provided by the international donor community 2️⃣ the openness and generosity of #Egypt in receiving and hosting refugees to remain as Egypt sets an example to other countries
- Today, we welcomed @FilipoGrandi in #Egypt. The visit comes at a time when #Egypt has opened its borders to more than 160K of people forced to flee #Sudan. More resources are needed to support refugees, host community members and the government of Egypt.
- A pleasure to join DSG @AminaJMohammed at the UN Country Team meeting. Her work and dedication to the development of the nations are leaving a significant change in the world. All UN agencies in Tunisia and the world are working in synergy to ensure a peaceful, secure world🌍
- As more people arrive from #Sudan to #Egypt, @UNHCREgypt is on the ground w/other UN agencies @UNEgypt to deliver assistance through @EG_Red_Crescent. While assistance (eg: 💦 🍪 🪥🧻 🚻🧴⛑️⚕️) continue to be distributed, we’re also working on providing key protection services.
- Arrived in Egypt to assume my role as representative to @UNHCREgypt. Looking forward to building on the strong collaboration w/Govt of 🇪🇬 & @arableague_gs. Together w/@unegypt & partners, we can jointly continue to enhance the protection & assistance to the ppl we serve.
- ✅ Water, food, hygiene, sanity kits, latrines & medical assistance These r some of the aid provided by @UNEgypt, with @UNHCREgypt leading the UN coordination & response at the borders. 🤝 We need everyone's support to help ppl seeking into protection, as numbers ⤴️.
- Today, I was honored to sign the 2023 doc of cooperation activities w/@DrAbuGhazaleh betn @UNHCREgypt & @arableague_gs to promote access to refugee law & international protection in the Arab region. Together we work on advancing the protection space & assistance to refugees.
- Today UNHCR and its partner @IADHAIHR in coordination with @IOM_Tunisia concluded a training on #Refugees inclusion with the participation of 10 #municipalities. This training is part of UNHCR engagement with municipalities for a better inclusion and protection of #Refugees.
- From today's distribution ceremony: Thank you @UNIQLO_JP and the Embassy of Japan🇯🇵 in Tunisia🇹🇳for this amazing gesture of generosity! 6,700 #Refugees and #AsylumSeekers, 2,400 member of the Tunisian host communities will benefit from winter/summer clothes.


























