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Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Oct 25, 2021

Celebrating 76 years of partnership and close cooperation, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Lights up Office Tower on UN Day 2021

The illumination was part of several activities and events organized jointly with the UN system in Egypt to mark the 76th anniversary of the UN

As part of Egypt’s celebrations of 76 years of strategic partnership and joint cooperation with the United Nations, the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lit up this evening on the occasion of the celebration of United Nations Day, which falls on October 24. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Jun 13, 2021

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Deputy Executive Director Ib Petersen begins his first official visit to Egypt

During his 5-day visit Mr. Patersen will be briefed on the population program in Egypt and discuss how UNFPA can further support the Government of Egypt to achieve its 2030 agenda

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Population Fund Deputy Executive Director, Management, Ib Petersen started a visit to Egypt today Sunday June 13, 2021. During his 5-day visit Mr. Patersen will be briefed on the population program in Egypt and discuss how UNFPA can further support the Government of…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | May 26, 2021

UN Headquarters observes International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 27 May

Five fallen Egyptian peacekeepers among those to be honoured at UN HQ ceremony

UN Headquarters will observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Thursday, 27 May 2021. Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to honour the more than 4,000 UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives since 1948 and will preside over a ceremony at which the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Mar 15, 2021

International Organization for Migration (IOM) and National Coordinating Committee for Combating and Preventing Illegal Migration and Trafficking in Persons (NCCPIM&TIP) conduct the first training for the staff of the only shelter for Victims of Trafficking in Egypt

The training was organized within the framework of the project “Strengthening the Sphere of Protection for Victims of Trafficking and Vulnerable Migrants in Egypt While Preventing Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking” (SPHERE ll)

on 28th February to 2nd March 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) mission to the Arab Republic of Egypt conducted a training for 16 staff members of the only government-run shelter for victims of trafficking (VoTs) in Egypt – one of the joint priorities towards the enhancement of the…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Oct 27, 2020

Coronavirus - Egypt: “Our Story; Youth, Migration and Covid-19” Campaign

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Egypt Launches a Digital Campaign on the Stories of Migrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

IOM Egypt is launching its campaign “Our Story; Youth, Migration and Covid-19) online. COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe economic and social impacts around the world. Migrant youths are amongst the vulnerable groups affected by the disruption caused by the pandemic. Under these circumstances, it is important that youths, including…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Oct 06, 2020

Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), UN in Egypt launch Response Plans to Support Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

Targeted sectors for interventions include education, protection, health, basic needs, cash assistance, livelihoods, and food security

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the launch of the Egypt Chapter in the Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan 2020 – 2021 in response to the Syria Crisis (3RP) and the Egypt Response Plan for Refugees and Asylum-seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa, Iraq and Yemen 2020 – 2021 (ERP) on 5…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Sep 17, 2020

World Patient Safety Day: Health worker safety - A Priority for patient safety

COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted huge global challenges and has only increased the daily risks faced by health workers in delivering essential health care services to patients

World Patient Safety Day is celebrated each year on 17 September and the theme of this year’s day is “Health worker safety: a priority for patient safety”. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted huge global challenges and has only increased the daily risks faced by health workers in delivering essential health…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Sep 14, 2020

COVID-19: World leaders to stay at home, in first ‘virtual’ UN General Assembly

The same procedure will apply for a series of special high-level sessions scheduled to take place

The 75th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, begins on 15 September and this year, due to the ongoing global pandemic, it will be unlike any other in the organization’s three quarters of a century of existence This year each Member State, Observer State, and the European Union, was invited to…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Sep 07, 2020

Coronavirus - Egypt: UNAIDS participates with WHO and partners in the launch of training resource on “Primary health care practice in the context of COVID-19”

Maintaining essential services for all is critical

Within the successful partnership under the Regional Health Forum, and the “Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All”, which identifies PHC as the primary driver in achieving SDG 3 to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; World Health Organization collaborates with UN…

Source: UN Information Centre in Cairo | Aug 25, 2020

Coronavirus - Africa: Secretary-General’s Policy Brief on Tourism and COVID-19

90% of countries have closed World Heritage Sites, with immense socio-economic consequences for communities reliant on tourism

The Policy Brief provides an overview of the socio-economic impacts from the pandemic on tourism, including on the millions of livelihoods it sustains. It highlights the role tourism plays in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, including its relationship with environmental goals and culture. The Brief calls on the urgency of…

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