The statement noted that Egypt hosts six million refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers, and that the government offers them all basic services provided to Egyptians. That is in fulfillment of the international shared responsibility concept aimed at dividing duties and responsibilities." UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi commended Egypt's inclusive policy on refugees at Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development held in March 2021. "I remember a very inspiring conversation with [Egypt’s] education minister where he told me: "how can we leave behind refugees?,"" Grandi stated. Egyptian Deputy Assistant to Minister of Foreign Affairs for Migration, Refugee, and Combating Human Trafficking Neveen Elhusseiny stated in the same event that official asylum seekers in Egypt belong to Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, and Libya.

Source: Libya Today June 20, 2022 14:45 UTC