This bulletin provides a deeper look into the transformation of lives in Karamoja through the Karamoja Locust Response Project (KALREP). With support from the Austrian Development Agency, World...
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Project Highlights: Desert locust impact assessment in Uganda (OSRO/UGA/003/USA)
Objective: To determine the impact of the desert locust invasion on the livelihoods and food security of people in Acholi, Karamoja, Lango and Teso subregions. Key partners: Ministry of Agriculture,...
Food security and livelihoods in areas affected by desert locusts September 2020
This report outlines the results of a household survey carried out in August–September 2020 to assess the impact of desert locust invasions on food security and livelihoods in Uganda. In 2019–2020,...
Uganda - Karamoja, IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis, March 2021 - January 2022 (Issued July 2021)
Overview Karamoja, located in the north-east, is one of the poorest regions in Uganda, with income poverty at 61% and food poverty at 70% (UNHS, 2016/17). The region comprises of four livelihood...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: November 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key Points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage and intensity of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: October 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key Points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage and intensity of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: September 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key Points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage and intensity of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: August 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in addition to...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: July 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in addition to...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: December 2020 - Food Security Monitoring: Urban Areas, Refugee Hosting Areas and Karamoja
Key points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage and intensity of its remote food security monitoring system to include urban...
Uganda Food Security Outlook, February to September 2021
Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse outcomes are likely in Karamoja and rural refugee settlements KEY MESSAGES Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are expected in rural and urban areas in bimodal Uganda through...
UNICEF Uganda Humanitarian Situation Report No. 9: January-December 2020
Highlights In 2020, Uganda had a cumulative total of 35,216 COVID-19 cases, including 11,733 recoveries and 251 deaths. By 31 Dec. 2020, Uganda was home to over 1.4 million refugees and...
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GIEWS Country Brief: Uganda 9-December-2020
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Above-average 2020 second season cereal harvest expected in bi‑modal rainfall areas Delayed and reduced 2020 harvest gathered in Karamoja Region Abundant seasonal rains...
Uganda mVAM Bulletin: October 2020 Urban Food Security Monitoring
Key points To monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security, WFP Uganda expanded the coverage and intensity of its food security monitoring system to include urban areas in...
Uganda Food Security Outlook, October 2020 to May 2021
Economic re-opening, low food prices, and new harvests improve food security in late 2020 KEY MESSAGES • Across most of Uganda, Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are anticipated through May 2021. Low to...
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Japan contributes US$600,000 to WFP as malnutrition in Uganda's Karamoja region exceeds emergency levels
KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of US$600,000 from the Government of Japan to boost nutrition and prevent deaths of young children in Karamoja region,...
FAQs - Uganda Emergency Desert Locust Response Project
1. How are locusts affecting Uganda? Locust infestations have been sighted in 24 districts in the regions of Karamoja, Teso, Acholi, Lango and Busigu. The locust invasion could coincide with the...
Uganda - Food insecurity (DG ECHO, IPC TWG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 September)
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, a total of 2.6 million people whom are living in refugee settlements, host communities, urban areas and in the Karamoja...
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Republic of Korea provides rice and funds for refugees and Ugandans threatened by locusts
KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed 5,000 metric tons of rice and US$300,000 in cash from the Republic of Korea to provide much-needed relief assistance to 781,000...
Uganda Food Security Outlook Update, August 2020
Despite first season harvest, food insecurity will likely remain elevated in the near-term KEY MESSAGES In August, acute food insecurity in Uganda continues to be driven by the economic impacts of...