Refugee arrivals in Egypt from the Syrian Arab Republic rose dramatically during the first half of 2013. As of end of October 2013, UNHCR had registered 125,499 Syrian refugees (46,173 cases) in Egypt. The political situation in Egypt raised concerns for the protection of Syrian refugees and in early July the Government announced that Syrians would need to obtain a visa and security clearance prior to entering the country.
The objective of this joint assessment was to assess the situation of Syrian refugees in Egypt and to establish programmatic recommendations for 2014.