Education or food? Funding shortfalls force Sudanese refugees in Egypt to ‘make very difficult decisions’ Roughly 850,000 Sudanese are now living in Egypt, having escaped the brutal conflict in their homeland which recently entered a fourth year. Among them is Nawal * , a mother and widow struggling to meet the basic needs of her six children who are not receiving enough food – the youngest of whom is constantly ill. Supporting refugees and asylum seekers UNHCR assists Sudanese arrivals through several services, including registration and refugee status determination, delegated by the Egyptian Government, UNHCR spokesperson in Egypt Christine Beshay told UN News . The agency provides protection services as well as health, education, child and psychological support, in addition to cash assistance for the neediest families,…