The Egyptian authorities have been tolerating the sit-in strike for the past three months because, just like us, they wanted a peaceful solution. But at a certain point the situation became an issue of public disorder. There were serious health threats.

The UNHCR has told the Egyptian authorities in meetings that the situation should be dealt with peacefully.

Nothing that we proposed was being listened to. The demonstrators on the square wanted something impossible.

They will postpone the deportations that were planned for tomorrow.

It's very rare that an office gets closed down.

It is very sad that so many people had to die and get injured from both sides.

There might be people of concern to the UNHCR ... There might be people who have lost their documents in the chaos.

At the moment, we're giving out a lot of assistance, but it's emergency assistance, like paying bills at hospitals, first aid, and blankets. It has to be organized so we can do it in a structured way.

We believe most have been released, but it has been difficult to track them down.

We have been given more time. The government has not yet specified how long.