World Bank to Increase Support to Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda
In 2016, there were around 500,000 refugees living in Uganda. By the end of 2017, there were close to 1.4 million, mostly from South Sudan, making Uganda the third largest refugee host country in the world. Uganda is known for... Read More
Skilling the Karamojong
In Karamoja (Northern Uganda) much of the labor is sourced outside the district as employers experience a shortage of local skilled personnel. Nevertheless, Karamoja has untapped human potential in numerous sectors. The challenges in skill development include that Business, Technical... Read More
DfID, Japan & UNICEF Partner to Immunize Refugees and Host Communities
Rose Kide, 25, from South Sudan is among over 20 women lining up to have their children immunized at Yoyo Health Centre III in Yumbe District, West Nile. The women in the queue are South Sudanese and Ugandans. Kide who... Read More
Latest Updates on the Refugee Situation in Uganda
The Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR produce regular operational and funding updates on the refugee situation in the country. For more information please visit the Uganda Refugee Response Portal or the South Sudan Information Portal. Read More
AfDB Approves $15m Support to SMEs in East Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an equity investment of US $15 million in Catalyst Fund II, a second-generation private equity fund investing in mid-market companies in East Africa. Building on its successful deployment of... Read More
U.S. Provides $18.7 Million of Antiretroviral Drugs to Uganda
The United States today demonstrated its ongoing commitment to improving the health of Ugandans by providing $18.7 million worth of life-saving antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to fill gaps in the country’s public sector facilities and provide broader support to Uganda’s supply... Read More
UN Women Calls for Financial Inclusion
On December 15, UN Women Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International rural women’s day with a call to financial institutions to establish financial products that suits rural women farmers to enable them to save, borrow... Read More
Denmark and UNFPA Sign $13m Agreement on Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
On December 12, 2017, the Government of Denmark and the United Nations Population Fund in Uganda signed a five-year agreement towards improving women and young people’s health. Denmark has committed DKK 85 million, equivalent to approximately USD 13 million. The... Read More