Cairo, February 24, 2014

　

Japan’s Emergency Assistance for Egypt by the FY 2013 supplementary budget

 

- Embassy of Japan in Egypt

 

1. The Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency assistance of approximately 16,000,000 US dollars for Egypt, according to its FY 2013 supplementary budget approved by the Diet on 6 February 2014.

 

2. This emergency assistance will be used for various projects implemented in Egypt by UN agencies in order to address urgent needs and challenges facing Egypt under the 3 following pillars. The Outline of the projects covered by this assistance and the amount allocated to each agency are as follows:

 

(1)Support for Egypt in its economic and social development, democratic transition, etc

Projects will be implemented through the following agencies for job creation through public works, support for elections, vocational training on the manufacturing industry, ending violence against married women, etc.

- UNDP (United Nations Development Programme): 8,000,000 USD

- UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization): 1,500,000 USD

- UNWOMEN (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women): 999,655 USD

- UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime): 500,000 USD

 

(2) Humanitarian assistance for Syrian refugees in Egypt

Projects for Syrian refugees will be implemented through the following agencies for provision of daily living expenses, provision of education and health services, distribution of food vouchers, polio vaccinations, etc.

- UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees): 1,400,000 USD,

- WFP (World Food Programme): 700,000 USD

- UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund): 700,000 USD

 

(3) Support for stability in the Northern Africa region and the Sahel region.

Projects will be implemented through the following agency for capacity building on prevention of and solutions to conflicts in Northern Africa region and the Sahel region.

- UNDP: 2,000,000 USD (Cairo PKO Center)