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Ministry of Health sets roadmap for Egypt’s National Midwifery Strategy with partners

According to the State of the Midwifery Workforce in the Arab Region launched in 2022, universal coverage of midwife-delivered interventions could avert 50,000 maternal deaths in Egypt by 2035

The workshop comes to build on Egypt’s commitment to the Regional Midwifery and Nursing Strategic Framework 2022-2030 and comes on the heels of the Regional Midwifery Forum that was held in May 2023; According to the State of the Midwifery Workforce in the Arab Region launched in 2022, universal coverage…

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Green skills for youth in focus, as United Nations (UN) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports celebrate the International Youth Day August 2023

The event encompassed a diverse array of activities and capacity-building sessions on green skills for green jobs

The event encompassed a diverse array of activities and capacity-building sessions on green skills for green jobs. Most notably a Green Exhibition a showcased a multitude of UN-supported youth-led projects, while an artistic intervention workshop brought together participants to create canvas paintings infused with green skills concepts. The Egyptian Ministry…

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75th Anniversary of Peacekeeping celebrated in Egypt

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN in Egypt organized a high-level event in recognition of Egyptian peacekeepers’ exceptional contributions and sacrifice

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN in Egypt celebrated the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping on Monday, 17 July, with a high-level event taking place at the Ministry’s premises in Cairo, reflecting high recognition of peacekeepers ’extraordinary contributions to international peace and security. Attended by the Egyptian…

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Inter-Regional Conference on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters related to Investigating and Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces significant challenges related to transnational organized crime, including trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM)

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), in collaboration with the Egyptian National Coordinating Committee for Combating and Preventing Illegal Migration and Trafficking in Persons (NCCPIM&TIP), is launching the “Inter-Regional Conference on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters related to…

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United Nations (UN) launches campaign, calling for renewed global ambition and action for the Sustainable Development Goals

Public mobilization comes ahead of critical halftime Summit in September at UN in New York

The United Nations, today, is kicking off a global communications campaign to rally support and momentum for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015. Ahead of a critical UN Summit in September, the campaign aims to amplify an urgent call for…

United Nations In Egypt
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“$5 million allocated to Egypt to respond to the immediate needs of people fleeing from Sudan and their host communities”

Since the beginning of the crisis, Egypt has received the largest number of people fleeing the war in Sudan

The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated US$5 million to support the UN humanitarian efforts in Egypt directed towards people fleeing violence and conflict in Sudan, including refugees, returnees, asylum-seekers and third country nationals as well as their host communities. Since the beginning of the crisis, Egypt has…

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Rabeha Programme Empowers Egyptian Women on their Journey to Employment

The employability skills training is designed to enable women to achieve their full potential and to promote the country’s socio-economic development

Despite recent progress, women in Egypt face significant barriers in accessing formal employment. As a result, only 21 percent of Egypt’s working-age women are participating in the economy, compared to 75% of men. This lack of inclusivity has left many women feeling discouraged from seeking employment altogether. However, training provided…

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The Government of Egypt and the United Nations sign the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-27

The partnership aims to foster cooperation, coordination and partnership guided by this United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) to support the national priorities articulated in Egypt’s national development plans and the Sustainable Development Goals

H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, the Minister of International Cooperation on behalf of the Government of Egypt, together with Ms. Elena Panova, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt on behalf of the United Nations Country Team in Egypt, signed an agreement on 9 May 2023. The Government of Egypt…

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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Launches Guardian Girls Global Karate Project, with Koyamada International Foundation (KIF), World Karate Federation

This comes as part of the Guardian Girls project, which is the result of a global agreement between UNFPA and KIF in 2019

The project includes a series of self-defense seminars where girls and young women can learn tools to confront situations of violence, aiming to empower girls and young women to overcome gender-based violence through Karate training. UNFPA Egypt launched the Guardian Girls Global Karate Project, in partnership with the Koyamada International…

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The 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company Receives the United Nations Medal

The Egyptian company, based in Mopti, Mali, has participated in many missions since its deployment to the Center region in 2018; successfully completing 43 logistic convoys

One-hundred and ten members of the 3rd Egyptian Combat Convoy Company were awarded the United Nations medal on 20 December 2022, as a tangible recognition of the peacekeepers’ efforts and achievements. The Egyptian company, based in Mopti, Mali, has participated in many missions since its deployment to the Center region…