Gulu, Uganda (dpa) - The Ugandan army resumed operations against guerrillas in the northern region Saturday following the expiry Friday of the ceasefire period offered to them and failure by the...
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Uganda's northern war resumes after truce runs out
By Frank Nyakairu GULU, Uganda, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Fighting resumed between Ugandan troops and northern rebels of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) on Saturday after a temporary truce to facilitate...
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Refugee Law Project Working Paper No. 13 - Child protection in the context of displacement: Ntoroko County, Bundibugyo District, Uganda
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report draws upon material collected during field research in Ntoroko County in October-November 2004, as well as workshops conducted in Bundibugyo, Rwebisengo, Karagutu and...
Humanitarian Update Uganda Nov-Dec 2004 Volume VI, Issues XI and XII
I. SECURITY SECURITY OVERVIEW Relative calm prevailed throughout November, particularly in the first half of the month. The second half of November saw more LRA incidents reported in Gulu, Kitgum and...
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Baseline Survey of the Good Humanitarian Donorship Pilot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the two countries chosen to pilot the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) initiative. A set of indicators reflecting the GHD...
Uganda: Government, LRA agree to sign ceasefire accord
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KAMPALA, 30 December (IRIN) - The Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have agreed to sign a...
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union welcomes the progress being made in the talks between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Alpha Oumar Konaré, welcomes the progress being reported in the peace talks in Kitgum (Northern Uganda) between the Government of Uganda...
Ugandan army kills 30 rebels in north
KAMPALA, Dec 28, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- At least 30 rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have been killed in a recent attack by the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) at their hideouts...
Religious leaders hold talks with Ugandan rebels
Kampala (dpa) - A team of religious leaders began talks Tuesday with Ugandan rebels in hope of ending a civil war that has displaced over 1.6 million people in the north of the country, officials...
Tribal leaders to mediate between Ugandan gov't, rebels
KAMPALA, Dec 28, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A group of tribal and religious leaders in northern Uganda on Tuesday headed to an area near the Sudan border for talks with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)...
Ugandan rebels kill one in southern Sudan
KAMPALA, Dec 27, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have killed one person and captured two others in southern Sudan, local press The New Vision reported on Monday. ...
Army kills 21 rebels in northern Uganda
Kampala (dpa) - Twenty one rebels were killed during a battle in the war-ravaged northern Ugandan district of Gulu, a Ugandan army spokesman said Monday. The army spokesman in the region, Lieutenant...
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Over 240 Rwandan refugees return home from Uganda
KAMPALA, Dec 24, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- At least 247 Rwandan refugees have returned home after 11 years of exile in Uganda, local newspaper The New Vision reported Friday. Adam Diis Iimi, head...
Plight of Ugandan child soldiers reveals overall neglect of children's rights - UN
Throwing a spotlight once again on the plight of thousands of children abducted as soldiers and sex slaves by Ugandan rebels, deemed one the world's most under-reported stories, the United Nations...
Uganda: LRA rebels not committed to peace - army spokesman
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KAMPALA, 23 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - The Ugandan military said on Thursday that the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) had misused...
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Uganda - Donor Update 22 Dec 2004
HEALTH, WATER AND SHELTER ITEMS URGENTLY NEEDED TO EASE IMPACT OF CONFLICT ON CHILDREN IDP population at 1.4 million (80% children and women) Water and sanitation sector remains inadequately funded...
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Uganda - Donor Update 22 Dec 2004
HEALTH, WATER AND SHELTER ITEMS URGENTLY NEEDED TO EASE IMPACT OF CONFLICT ON CHILDREN IDP population at 1.4 million (80% children and women) Water and sanitation sector remains inadequately funded...
Humanitarian aid in favour of the people of Uganda to relieve vulnerable population groups affected by insecurity and climatic hazards
Amount of decision: 6,620,000 euro Decision reference number: ECHO/UGA/EDF/2004/02000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Nearly 19 years of warfare...
Ugandan president stresses need for disarmament exercise in northeast region
KAMPALA, Dec 22, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stressed the need for disarmament exercise in the country's northeast region of Karamoja. The president made the...
Ugandan gov't team to meet rebel commanders near border with Sudan
KAMPALA, Dec 21, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- A Ugandan government team led by Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Rugunda is expected to meet Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) deputy-in-command Vincent...