At every stage of their displacement journey, refugees experience high levels of trauma and stress. Forced from their homes, at high risk of violence, and faced with separation from family, loss of...
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At every stage of their displacement journey, refugees experience high levels of trauma and stress. Forced from their homes, at high risk of violence, and faced with separation from family, loss of...
SG/SM/21841 17 JUNE 2023 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday’s attack against the...
June 17, 2023 (Doha, Qatar) – The global education foundation, Education Above All (EAA) strongly condemns the attack by armed groups on a school in Western Uganda. The exact number of casualties is...
Kampala, 17 June - Save the Children statement following reports of an armed attack on a school in Uganda, in which 37 children were killed and many more abducted and injured: Dragana Strinic,...
KAMPALA/NEW YORK, 17 JUNE 2023 – “I am outraged by the attack last night on a secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has, according to...
Statement attributable to Munir Safieldin (Ph.D), UNICEF Representative to Uganda KAMPALA, 17 JUNE 2023 – The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF condemns the attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School...
SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis On 20 September 2022, the Ministry of Health (MoH) Uganda issued a statement announcing a positive case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a Sudan strain...
OVERVIEW Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak Government of Uganda reiterates commitment to end TB by 2030 WHO delivers medical supplies to support drought and food insecurity interventions...
Rita Nakalega, Nelson Mukiza, Robert Menge, Samuel Kizito, Juliet Allen Babirye, Cynthia Ndikuno Kuteesa, Denis Mawanda, Emmie Mulumba, Josephine Nabukeera, Joseph Ggita, Lydia Nakanjako, Carolyne...
UGANDA Population: 47.1 million People in Need: 15.7 million OUR IMPACT People Helped Last Year: 1,084,743 Our Team: 247 employees Program Start: 1995 In the United States, over 95% of adults have...
Overview In the Karamoja region of Uganda, the impact of ongoing average to below-average food and livestock production over the last three years due to climate related shocks / hazards and endemic...
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It is estimated that 117.2-million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless in 20231. Yet there are organisations that provide hope. African humanitarian assistance organisation ForAfrika, is...
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Since 2018, Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge has provided proof of concept (Seed) and transition to scale (TTS) funding to 75 innovations intended for use with...
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In Uganda, a country with one of the world’s largest refugee populations, many people are struggling to find jobs. Just last year alone, the national unemployment rate stood at 9%. This is especially...
Two hundred kilometers from Uganda’s capital Kampala lies Bukakata sub-county in Masaka district. Located along the shores of Lake Victoria, the sub county is one of the areas that reported a case of...
Executive Summary This evidence brief compiles information currently available about the challenges refugees in Uganda face when registering and operating formal businesses. Given the limited...
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UGANDA Population: 47.1 million People in Need: 15.7 million OUR IMPACT People Helped Last Year: 1,084,743 Our Team: 247 employees Program Start: 1995 More than 1.5 million refugees have settled in...
Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Viola Nilah Nyakato, Tine Huyse, Karolien Poels & Caroline Masquillier BMC Public Health volume 23, Article number: 1072 (2023) Abstract Introduction Schistosomiasis poses a...
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides...
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in Bulambuli District on the slopes of Mount Elgon (Eastern Region, eastern Uganda), leading to casualties and damages to houses and infrastructure...