Uganda National Household Survey 2023/24 uncovers mixed economic realities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The latest Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24 has painted a complex picture of Uganda’s socio-economic landscape, revealing promising strides in income equality and service access, while also spotlighting persistent poverty and stark regional disparities. According …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the 2025 SCO (the Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, held in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Xi pointed out that poverty eradication, a global issue, is a common goal of …
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UBOS releases 2023/24 UNHS Report Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) today unveiled the findings of the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2023/24 at Hotel Africana, revealing significant improvements in poverty reduction alongside persistent challenges in education, healthcare, and employment. The report was officially launched by …
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Study in rural Kenya shows why it does not always work Kenya | RALPH HAMANN, ERIN POWELL & TED BAKER | International development agencies and non-governmental organisations often seek to advance community development by fostering entrepreneurship. The premise is that poor people can enhance their household incomes by establishing small businesses or …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While microfinance institutions are a vital source of credit for many businesses, experts are stressing the need for financial literacy to truly empower entrepreneurs and break the cycle of poverty. Jane Nalunga, Executive Director of SEATINI Uganda, says business training should be tailored to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders have decried the high levels of poverty and human rights violations that continue characterize Uganda. Speaking at Lubaga Cathedral during the celebration of Christmas, the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and the minister of state for higher …
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Museveni In Bugisu To Monitor PDM Projects Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged leaders, especially chairpersons at different levels and sub-county chiefs, to document the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in order to help the government track the effectiveness of implementing the …
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Shouldn’t International law be changed to oblige them to uphold human rights under specific circumstances? COMMENT | BONITA MEYERSFELD | There is some disagreement among legal practitioners and scholars about whether corporations have duties under international law. Many argue that only states are bound by international law, and it is those states …
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CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | South Africa is committed to ending poverty in the country through collective actions and far-reaching social and economic reforms, President Cyril Ramaphosa said here Thursday. He remarked while delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), the upper house of parliament, in …
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Nearly 50% of orphaned children live with their grandparents COMMENT | LYDIA MIREMBE | Recently I was riding in a taxi, enduring Kampala’s evening traffic jam, as motorists and cyclists crisscrossed between lanes, taking advantage of every available space to pull forward. Suddenly I heard the driver of our taxi shouting …
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