Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has threatened to end its progressive policy for refugee management over limited support from humanitarian aid agencies and countries where the refugees come from. Uganda’s progressive policy has been praised as one of the best refugee management models as it entitles a refugee …
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Govt asks donors for Shs 10 trillion Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government is designing a new disaster risk management plan and accompanying standard operating procedures guide, according to Rukiah Nakadama, the third Deputy Prime Minister. At a meeting held in Kampala on Sept.21, Nakadama told …
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Rallies donors to respond to refugee funding crisis Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees returned to Uganda after three years to morale-boost donor support for Uganda’s faltering refugee response. The UN refugee agency which Grandi heads is grappling for resources to meet …
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Survey shows Uganda faces worst food risk in Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandan farmers are among the worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures in Africa according to research released on Oct.16 by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an independent international development organisation that works to …
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More towns also affected, according to experts Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | People living in towns are likely not to have food in the right amounts and nutritious value in the coming months, according to experts from 15 international organisations is who monitor such issues.They include United Nations agencies like …
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Local NGOs face challenges of financial management, fundraising personnel and governance Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | A new report published by Oxfam indicates that Uganda received more funds for humanitarian support for the year 2017 compared to 2016. Dubbed “Money Talks II” Assessing Humanitarian Funding flows to local and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has concluded a comprehensive exercise to verify the identities of all refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, using enhanced biometric tools. According to the verification figures released Thursday, the number of refugees …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It makes no sense for the United Nations and its humanitarian partners not to recruit locals in refugee hosting districts, especially for jobs which do not require higher skills. This is the position of Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The relocation of rejected African refugees from Israel to Uganda is a normal process, according to Hillary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees. Addressing the media in Kampala, Onek said the move by Uganda to receive 500 Eritrean and Sudanese refugees rejected …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing verification of refugees and asylum seekers has unearthed 7,000 ghosts in Nakivale refugee settlement in western Uganda. According to the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hillary Onek, of the figure of 16,000 refugees and asylum seekers that some unscrupulous government officials …
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