Uganda and UNHCR Sound Alarm on Refugee Funding Crisis as Influx Surges
Uganda and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have issued an urgent appeal for international support as the country faces a steep rise in refugee a...
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Refugee Women in West Nile Camps Equipped With Financial Literacy Skills
Stanbic Bank Uganda has through its Stanbic for Her initiative, has partnered with UN Women to launch a transformative programme in the West Nile region, targeting both r...
Ukraine drone attack shuts Moscow airports, says Russia
BBC | Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row.All four of the capital's major airports were closed for s...
What we've been playing - office nightmares, games with kids, and Tetris building games
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie gets his starchiest white shirt on...
Uganda demands more support to host refugees
The Ugandan government has presented a set of demands to the international community, including funding agencies, in response to the increasing burden of hosting refugees...
Why Ugandans can't build good homes
Ugandans are too broke to build a decent house, with only three in 10 able to acquire land, buy construction materials, and pay for labour to construct one. Ms Judith Nab...
Now’s a good time to stop looking back in anger at the colonial era
This yearâs Independence Day, celebrated yesterday, is more special than usual. Although the British declared Buganda a protectorate of the crown in 1894, it was not...
Sebei elders on the spot over cashing in on defilement cases
Leaders in Sebei Sub-region have expressed concern that elders, in collusion with village chairpersons, are undermining efforts to combat teenage pregnancies and early ma...
Refugees, host communities fight over livestock
In 60 days, Mr Peter Arape, the refugee welfare officer II for Agojo Refugee Settlement in Ciforo Sub-county, Adjumani District, mediated 14 conflicts between refugees an...
Refugee girls in Uganda face unique threats – Amongi
Uganda's Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, has revealed that refugee girls face âunique threatsâ, including sexual violence exace...