By Peter Sserugo The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is set to relocate at least 399 refugees from Tororo-Malaba border to their former settlements in Uganda after the ongoing security screening exercise. According to the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng Hilary Onek there are plans to […]
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Namondo has thanked the government of Uganda and its people as they continue to give more than 1.5 million refugees ‘Hope away from home’. In her message to commemorate World Refugee Day, Namondo notes that despite facing difficult economic times, Uganda has in […]
As the country prepares to commemorate World Nutrition Day on May 28th, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has raised a red flag over the dire consequences of acute malnutrition in the country’s refugee camps. According to data collected from different IRC-supported health facilities and service points across the five settlements, […]
The United Nations (UN) high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi has said that responses to climate change must also consider its link to both conflict and the displacement it causes. In a briefing to the Security Council, Grandi expressed hope that these dimensions “will be in clearer focus” at the […]
By Mike Sebalu Government has rolled out a new plan with redefined strategies to address the challenges and unrest among refugees and their host communities. According to the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col. (RTD) Okello Charles Engola Macodwogo, the Jobs and Livelihoods Integrated […]
