Cairo, Egypt: The Ministry of State for Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad issued a statement regarding the implementation of a strategy of sustainable communication with the citizens living abroad in several areas and sectors.
Ambassador Saha Jundi, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad, reviewed a number of the Ministry’s achievements during the press conference held by the Minister on the occasion of one year since she received the Ministry of Immigration’s bag in the presence of a number of journalists, media persons and TV channels, representatives from national and international journalistic institutions.
For her part, Ambassador Saha Jundi said that the government has made sure to organize this press conference to review what has been accomplished during the year of taking over the Ministry of Immigration, reflecting on authorities’ belief in the important role of the media in highlighting the efforts of the Ministry, and what is being accomplished for Egyptians abroad in this important period.
According to the update, the Ministry has opened sustainable lines of contact with Egyptian doctors abroad, and a group of doctors in Canada, Australia, Germany and others have been invited to provide first-class medical services with care in migration-export provinces in coordination with the Ministry of Health and Higher Education to provide doctors with the opportunity to provide services to patients.
During their visits to Egypt, they participated in the fifth edition of the annual international conference of Egyptian doctors and scientists abroad and inside in the field of Oncology in Luxor, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Immigration, under the theme of “Birds awakening”.
The event witnessed the participation of (10) senior Egyptian doctors abroad to benefit from the experience and competence of Egyptian scientists abroad in various disciplines and participating in the opening of the course the 49th Conference of the Association of Egyptian Scientists in America and Canada, under the auspices of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, titled “Road to 2030”, Climate Change Solutions, Global Health and Development of the Egyptian State, with the participation of (12) senior Egyptian scientists in America and Canada in order to maximize the experiences of Egyptians abroad in various fields.
As per the official update, Ambassador Saha Jundi added that the Ministry has worked on the formation of an operation room to follow up the situation first by first, in coordination with the diplomatic missions as well as with representatives of the Egyptian community in both countries and representatives of the Ministry of Immigration Center for Youth Dialogue Abroad, to provide all support to Egyptian citizens there.
The Ministry has also accelerated cooperation with stakeholders to evacuate Egyptians from conflict zones In Sudan, contributing to the safe exit of children of Egypt studying there and providing medical services to the injured; in coordination with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry has sought to set up a crisis cell for continuous communication with students and evacuate those stranded from community children in danger areas, whether in times of war or the devastating earthquake crisis in Syria and Turkey.
Also supporting the families of the lost while performing Hajj rituals on Eid al-Adha, and other problems the Ministry has received, which have reached about (7157) complaints in the past months, across all media, among them the story of the success of a young Egyptian from inside Mozambique after being informed that he has no hope for his return to normal life, and his return To his homeland Egypt for treatment until he is healed, and also to perform surgeries on a male student injured in the Sudan events, as per the update.
As we embarked on foreign trips, it was the first for the largest Egyptian community abroad, in Saudi Arabia, headed by a high-level delegation, which resulted in the formation of a joint working mechanism directly between the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia to solve any problems faced by the Egyptian community there or the Saudi community in Egypt, a campaign was also launched An expanded awareness under the slogan “Know Your Rights and Be Assured” targets Egyptians leaving for work and Kingdom residents to know their rights and duties.
After a visit to the state of the UAE, the result of the formation of a joint working mechanism between the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Settlement, coordination with the Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Port Security in the UAE, to facilitate the procedures to solve all problems and quick intervention if Egyptian citizens face any challenges, besides meeting with Egyptian investors there to identify them with opportunities Investing in Egypt, and during this visit awarded the International Conference of Development and Peace Industries 2022, Ambassador Saha Jundi, the Minister of Immigration, the Special Distinction Award in recognition of her role in supporting the rights of Egyptians abroad, working to meet their demands and needs and interact with their views and ideas.
And on her third visit to the people of Egypt abroad, Ambassador Saha Jundi set off to California in the United States of America to raise funds for hospital 57357, achieved the largest number raised about 600 thousand dollars, and also held a meeting with 400 children of the Egyptian community, and meeting with 25 of the largest Egyptian American businessmen worldwide Motivating them to invest in Egypt, Dr Marina Nahla was selected Ambassador of the Ministry of Immigration in the Disability Challenger File, to train specialized personnel in the Disability Challenge Industrial and Qualification Parties.
The Ministry of Immigration has sought to complete the efforts of the presidential initiative “Revitalizing the Roots”, to support the sectors of cooperation with the communities that live in Egypt. The seventh ministerial meeting of immigration ministers from Egypt, Cyprus and Greece came to enhance cooperation in the economic, tourism and cultural spheres between them, and the meeting of the Greek and Cyprus communities in Alexandria recently and the meeting with community members The Armenian woman is one of the investors of Egyptian origin, during the visit of California to the United States of America, and invited the investors to visit Egypt to check the investment opportunities.
As the Ministry of Immigration has sought to maximize the role of the Center for Dialogue for Egyptian Youth Abroad (MEDCE) and update the policies of the Center, their participation in the movie “Egyptian” came in cooperation with the Department of Moral Affairs of the Armed Forces in celebration of the 49th anniversary of the glorious October Victory, and 6 of the leading researchers participated in the 27th session of the Climate Conference (COP 27) in November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh City, where the Ministry of Immigration held a session titled: “Towards Zero Carbon Emissions” with the participation of young researchers specializing in the environmental fields, and the Ministry is currently working on developing a proposed “Future Council” as a specialized advisory board of young Egyptian researchers and scientists abroad including specialized working groups To discuss issues related to the development efforts of the country, submit proposals and transfer research experiences.
Because the Egyptian identity is a source of pride and honour for all of us, Ambassador Saha Jundi made sure to launch the second phase of the presidential initiative “Speak Arabic” entitled “Our Egyptian Roots”, aimed at the children of Egypt in international schools and the children abroad from the second to fifth generation of Egyptians, so we organized lectures and meetings for Dr Wassim El-Sisi Wad Misra Abdullah, the Egyptian scholar, with a number of students of international schools to define the greatness of ancient Egyptian civilization.
As part of the Ministry’s strategy to connect Egyptian youth abroad with their homeland and civilization, the Ministry has carried out several educational courses and youth camps, and the minister participated in the Third Logos Youth Forum with participation (200) young men and girls from (30) countries, and the exhibition of the ministry’s files, as well as visits to the heritage, tourist and religious areas, were organized, and the meeting of the country of the Prime Minister and the Pope Tawadros the second, to introduce the youth what Egypt has achieved, the reports suggest.
Unprecedented efforts to connect Egyptian youth abroad to their homeland, the participation of Egyptian students in Canada from Flopatir School has come to support the efforts of the presidential initiative “Hayat Karima” and donating to the projects of the initiative in Qaloubia, alongside organizing meetings for the children of the second and third generations of Egyptians abroad.
Because Egyptian youth are the most precious thing we have, the Ministry continues to implement the presidential initiative “survival boats” to raise awareness on the dangers of illegal immigration; Ambassador Saha Jundi visited the western, Dakhlia and Kafr El-Sheikh governorates to complement the awareness and training efforts, we have carried out about 315 training sessions and educational programs to raise awareness on dangers of illegal migration and provide safe alternatives in 15 governorates, reached The number of beneficiaries is about 9 thousand people, in addition to preparing a training manual for trainees of rural leaders, in cooperation with the National Council for Women, in addition to raising awareness of about 300 thousand women in 8 provinces of the phenomenon.
Besides the pivotal role of the Egyptian German Center for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration in training and qualifying Egyptian youth for job opportunities at home and abroad, the total number of beneficiaries of the Center’s services has reached around 21.500 young people, the number of its branches has reached 14 branches in the governorates with the most exporting of illegal immigration, and the release of the first integrated travel guide to Germany to help In combating illegal immigration, in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation, the German Federation of Industries and the Goethe Institute, implementing the employment transfer component of the Government of the Workplace Migration Governance Program (THAMM), to help (250) young people find training, qualification and work opportunities in Germany.
Organizing the third edition of the conference of Egyptian entities abroad, with the participation of (346) Egyptians abroad from (45) Egyptian unions, associations and clubs abroad from (38) countries, has been implemented, and all the recommendations resulting from the conference and also organizing the conference of Egyptians abroad, with the attendance of about a thousand Egyptians abroad, from more than 56 countries around the year from Among them are representatives of 66 Egyptian associations/communities abroad and discuss many axes represented in (economic – legal – social – tourist – cultural axis).
The Ministry has also launched a promotional campaign that includes short videos with messages of reassurance, support and confidence in the Egyptian economy from the top Egyptian investors abroad, from the start of their business and investments in it and shows that the global economic crisis is suffered by the world, not the Egyptian economy.
Reportedly, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the Ministry of Immigration and the Egyptian Union for Insurance, and the General Authority for Financial Supervision, in coordination with stakeholders to release the insurance document for Egyptians abroad to cooperate in providing insurance protection to Egyptians working and residing abroad, by establishing an insurance complex issuing an optional insurance document available to subscribe to via the website Electronic for insurance complex and hard currency payment from abroad, for providing insurance coverage in cases of deaths, dead bodies transfer, accidents and issuance of appropriate compensation.
Receiving a number of (7157) complaints during 2022, through the ministry pages on social media platforms, email, hotline, and unified governmental complaints portal, in addition to receiving complaints at the ministry headquarters and coordinating with stakeholders inside and outside to resolve them.
A number of (16) educational programs to raise awareness of the concept of national security, youth camps and community activities were carried out with the participation of (289) Egyptians abroad, the most prominent of which was the Third Lagos Youth Forum with the participation of (200) young men and girls from (30) countries, and visits to heritage, tourist and religious areas were organized.
