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Highlights
- In August 2024 the Ministry of Health declared an mpox outbreak in the country and the number of confirmed cases had risen to 10 by the end of August.
- As part of mpox prevention efforts, UNICEF has developed mpox health promotion materials; posters, flyers and talking points which have been translated into 23 local languages and 13 refugees’ speaking languages and electronic messages; radio and TV spots and DJ mentions translated into 11 languages.
- In the reporting period, 7,152 new refugee arrivals were recorded. Sudanese refugees present the largest group of new arrivals in 2024, resulting in increased protection needs and heightened pressure on services in Kampala and the Kiryandongo settlement.
- In refugee-hosting districts, 4,083 children aged 6-59 months were admitted for care under the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) programme from January to July 2024.
- In Kiryandongo refugee settlement, hosting Sudanese Refugees, UNICEF supported WASH projects for water supply rehabilitation targeting key institutions (Ematong Primary School, Panyadoli HC IV and OPM Base Camp benefiting 2400 school going children, 12,800 patients and 600 staff and visitors on a monthly basis.
- UNICEF supported 2,000 households (over 10,000 individuals) affected by floods in Ntoroko District with water purification tablets to last 3 months.
Funding overview and partnerships
UNICEF’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) in Uganda is significantly underfunded, with a US$24.6 million gap (87 per cent) against the US$28.4 million total funding requirement. To address urgent needs and respond to the Sudanese refugee influx in the Kiryandongo Settlement, UNICEF allocated US$350,000 from the Global Humanitarian Thematic Fund (GHTF). Additionally, UNICEF received funds from the Emergency Preparedness Fund (EPF) 270,000 for MPOX.
The current response also includes US$2.8 million carried over from 2023, with contributions from the Government of Japan for climate change impacts in Karamoja, the UK Government, FCDO for refugee response, the Government of Ireland for early childhood nutrition in Karamoja, and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) secretariat for nutrition response to drought-affected children. Additionally, internal allocations were made from the Global Humanitarian Thematic Fund (GHTF) to support emergency preparedness.
UNICEF Uganda reprogrammed US$645,400 from non-emergency funds and its regular resources to address urgent needs of vulnerable children and women. Despite these efforts, significant funding gaps persist of US$24M, limiting comprehensive responses to the diverse and escalating humanitarian needs in the country.