As part of its continued support to the government of Uganda, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), have launched the Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) – a standardized evaluation tool for animal health surveillance capacity…
FAO has launched a mobile application to enable farmers, agricultural workers and other partners at the frontline of the fight against Fall Armyworm in Africa to identify, report the level of infestation, and map the spread of this destructive insect, as well as to describe its natural enemies and the measures that are most effective in…
Investing in Greater Kampala will not only benefit residents, but the rest of Uganda, according to a World Bank report launched today. Titled From Regulators to Enablers: Role of City Governments in Economic Development of Greater Kampala, the report says that progress will depend on local city governments working together to jointly plan and implement…
The European Union Delegation in Uganda, together with the European Union Member States represented in Uganda and the Embassy of Norway, invite nominations for the 2018 EU Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Award. The award is presented annually, to raise awareness of the work of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda. The award recognizes and honors the…
On February 20-21, 2018, the UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Bornwell Kantande, officials from Uganda’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) Secretariat, and the WFP Country Director in Uganda, Elkhidir Daloum, led a delegation of bilateral donors and the World Bank for a two-day visit to Kyaka II Refugee Settlement. The visit, the first of its kind in the Uganda…
The global objective of this call is to ensure better outcomes for children by ensuring better implementation of the UN’s Guidelines for the alternative care of children in their entirety so that children enjoy equal chances to reach their full potential in societies. The specific objective of this call for proposals is to provide quality…
The Government of Uganda and its development partners today agreed on a set of comprehensive and time bound actions and methodology for delivery to address financial and protection-related risks in the refugee response. The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, reiterated the Government’s commitment to its open-door policy, while emphasizing zero-tolerance to corruption and…
Power Africa, a U.S. Government-led initiative, today announced the launch of the Power Africa Uganda Electricity Supply Accelerator, an $11 million activity that will support the Government of Uganda’s electrification goals. The Accelerator will facilitate the addition of 1,000 megawatts of generation capacity and 1,000,000 new electricity connections by 2020. The Accelerator builds on existing…
Renewing a strong appeal to regional leaders to make peace, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised the “open border” policy of Uganda which is currently receiving up to 500 refugees a day. Grandi who is currently on an official visit to the East African country, now providing sanctuary to a total…
Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) committed to supporting improved sanitation and hygiene in Uganda by launching a new $30.4 million activity called Uganda Sanitation for Health. This five-year initiative will introduce a series of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions at the community and household levels, leading to increased household access to sanitation…
