Accelerating Uganda’s Development: Ending Child Marriage, Educating Girls!
Ending child marriage today could generate $3 billion per year for Uganda by 2030, says a new report published by the World Bank. In contrast, the perpetuation of child marriage would lead to lower educational attainment for girls and their... Read More
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... Read More
EU Signs UGX285bn Sector Reform and Performance Contract with Uganda
On December 1, 2017, the Head of the European Union Delegation to Uganda, H.E. Ambassador Attilio Pacifici, and Hon. Matia Kasaija, Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, signed the Financing Agreement for a Sector Reform and Performance Contract (SRPC).... Read More
UNDP Launch Project to Restore Wetlands and Build Resilience
The Government of Uganda and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have kick-started the new project on ‘building community resilience, wetlands ecosystems and associated catchments in Uganda.’ The new project which is Uganda’s first Green Climate Fund financed initiative is a... Read More
EU and UNDP Supports Green Growth Development Strategy
The Government of Uganda has launched a new Green Growth Development Strategy to guide its development. The strategy serves as the blue print towards a socially and economically inclusive development pathway for Uganda as it endeavors to reach middle income... Read More
US Launches Report to the Ugandan People
The U.S. Mission to Uganda is pleased to present the first-ever Report to the Ugandan People, a summary of some of the most important U.S. assistance programs in Uganda during the last year. The stories contained in this Report highlight... Read More
#Blog4Dev and Essay Competition: What will it take to end Gender Based Violence in Uganda?
The World Bank invites young Ugandans to share thoughts on what it will take to end Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Uganda. First price is a trip to Washington, D.C. in April 2018. According to the World Health Organization, GBV is a global epidemic... Read More
WHO Support to Marburg Response in Eastern Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 10 motorcycles to Uganda’s Ministry of Health to enhance Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) contact tracing, active case search as well as disease and death surveillance in Kween and Kapchorwa districts. The motorcycles worth... Read More