The ERC’s relief efforts, supported by over 35,000 volunteers, have included 916 humanitarian flights and 599 aid shipments coordinated with 59 countries since October 2023.
Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsy, who also serves as ERC vice president, welcomed the Singaporean delegation, describing the ERC as Egypt’s national mechanism for aid delivery to Gaza.
According to a ministry statement, she said the continuity of operations for nearly two years reflects Egypt’s commitment to humanitarian principles and sets a global benchmark for relief work.
ERC Executive Director Amal Imam outlined the logistics as aid is inspected, coded, and dispatched from hubs in Arish connected to Cairo’s operations room, ensuring compliance with international standards.
She emphasized that the Rafah crossing has never been closed from the Egyptian side since the war began.
Since 7 October 2023, Egyptian relief to Gaza has included 209 ambulances, 81,380 tons of fuel, four field hospitals inside the strip, and two hospitals in Arish to treat the wounded.
The ERC has also supported Palestinian families in Egypt, providing over 85,000 family reunification services, cash assistance to more than 2,000 families, 137 relief interventions, and 244,000 medical services.
Egypt has provided around 70 percent of all assistance sent to Gaza since the start of the war, cementing Cairo’s role as a key global hub for humanitarian support.
Singapore has also contributed through the Singapore Red Cross, sending two aid planes with 19 tons of medical and relief supplies, a nine-ton sea shipment of food, and nine trucks carrying 131 tons of food aid to Gaza.
The statement highlighted that cooperation began in November 2023 with a joint emergency aid project, followed by a second phase in March 2025.
A new agreement will soon fund a mobile educational unit for Gaza’s children, designed to host teachers, facilitators, and students aged between 6 and 18, the statement said.
The ERC has also signed a partnership agreement with Singapore’s Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation to expand humanitarian cooperation, signalling a deepening bilateral support for Gaza.
During the visit, the Singaporean delegation toured ERC logistics facilities and observed trucks loaded with tents and medical supplies, according to the statement.
“From the people of Singapore to our brothers and sisters in Gaza,” President Shanmugaratnam wrote on Gaza-bound aid boxes.
“From all of us in Singapore, with our hopes for you all,” the president's wife wrote.
The visit to the ERC was part of Shanmugaratnam’s state visit to Egypt from 19 to 22 September, his first since taking office, ahead of the 60th anniversary of Egypt-Singapore diplomatic relations in 2026.
Beyond its humanitarian focus, the trip also strengthened bilateral ties. Egypt and Singapore signed several memoranda of understanding in Cairo covering health, education, social protection, vocational training, and investment.
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