IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Uganda

An IMF team led by Axel Schimmelpfennig visited Uganda from October 23 to November 3, 2017, to initiate discussions for a macroeconomic program under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI). At the end of the visit, Mr. Schimmelpfennig issued the following statement: “The team had productive discussions and progress was made on developing the pillars of…

New USAID Development Cooperation Strategy

In partnership with the people of Uganda, USAID/Uganda is firmly committed to addressing the fundamental challenges constraining the country’s development. Uganda is in the midst of a demographic tsunami with its population doubling every 16 years. Uganda’s systems must be transformed to rapidly increase agricultural productivity, curb accelerating environmental degradation, alleviate the burden of communicable…

Stand up for Your Rights

Human rights and land rights are challenging issues in Uganda. The young Ugandan woman Zulia Nyakahara advocates for those who are disadvantaged. Zulia Nyakahara lives in Western Uganda, near Lake Albert, where a couple of years ago large oil fields were discovered. Her dream was to directly benefit from the discovery and to grow her…

2nd Technical National Partnership Forum

As part of the implementation of National Partnership Policy, 2013, Government of Uganda and the Development Partners adopted a National Partnership Dialogue Framework. Under this Framework, two annual events are held; the National Partnership Forum (NPF) chaired by the Prime Minister and the Technical National Partnership Forum chaired by the Head of Public Service and…