Denmark Launches New Partnership with Uganda

On December 1, 2017, the Danish Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Mogens Pedersen, and the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, signed a five-year partnership agreement for 2018-2022. Denmark has committed DKK945 million ($150 million) in support of Uganda’s National Development Plan to the benefit of the Ugandan people. The partnership has three objectives:

1. Contribute to poverty reduction through inclusive and sustainable economic development;
2. Promote democracy, good governance and human rights, and
3. Support Uganda’s stabilizing role in the region.

Support will be provided through eight engagement partners, namely Inspectorate Of Government, Financial Management and Accountability Programme, Agricultural Business Initiative, TradeMark East Africa, Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative, Democratic Governance Facility – DGF, UNFPA Uganda and Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI).

Please visit the Embassy of Denmark’s webpage for more information.