On March 6, 2019, the European Union Delegation in Uganda, together with the European Union Member States and the Embassy of Norway, opened a call for nominations of human rights defenders (HRDs) who have made an outstanding contribution to human rights in Uganda over the past year. Remarking on the opening of nominations, EU Ambassador to Uganda, H.E…
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IOM, the UN Migration Agency, used funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to build waste management facilities, an otherwise neglected issue in refugee settlements and host communities. Kasonga Health Centre II can get really busy. Daily, the health centre sees 100 patients from refugee and host communities. On average, each month…
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The ”European Union Response to Forced Displacement in the Framework of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Uganda 2018-2020 and post-2020” is a result of a close cooperation between EU services and Member States in the past two years. The EU Nexus Action Plan follows on a decision dated back to September 2017 when EU…
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In a joint effort to foster animal health in Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have instituted national technical and steering committees to spearhead effective and efficient animal disease surveillance across the country. These committees will be representative of animal health…
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Kyosimire Shamira, 18, spoke softly as she clasped her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter tightly to her chest. “Being a mother at a young age has not been easy, but with every day that passes I am more hopeful about the future,” she said, as the restless toddler attempts to pull at colorful bits of paper hanging from…
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Spared the congestion of the Uganda’s capital Kampala, Jinja, a town in the east, has a more leisurely beat to it. The predominant art deco buildings all over the town reinforce its modern feel. The town also has a wild side. It lies on the Nile; whose downstream wild white-water rapids are a draw for rafters…
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Nearly 20,000 children in West Nile will benefit from improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, thanks to a grant from the Government of Iceland. The funding is targeting four health centres and seven schools with limited WASH facilities but provide services to numerous patients and learners, including both South Sudanese refugees and host communities. …
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The Government of Uganda with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme have launched the Uganda Graduate Volunteer Scheme (GVS). The GVS scheme, the first of its kind in the country, is intended to address the persistent unemployment challenge Ugandan young graduates under 30 years. It will…
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Agriculture can provide jobs to Uganda’s unemployed youth if well harnessed, according to the twelfth Uganda Economic Update published on November 20, 2018 by the World Bank. The report, “Developing Uganda’s Agri-Food System for Inclusive Economic Growth,” notes that the sector’s economic contribution extends well beyond the production sector into the wider food system, including…
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A major programme to improve the delivery of quality nutrition services across Karamoja was launched on November 26, 2018. The Karamoja Nutrition Programme, funded by UK aid and implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme, will strengthen the Government’s health system to ensure children and mothers across…
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