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CSOs demand for NGO monitoring in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations in the Karamoja sub-region are demanding the operations of the District Non-Governmental Organizations Monitoring Committees. The NGO Act, 2016 provides for the establishment of a District NGO Monitoring Committee in every district and sub-county to oversee the operations of partners at …

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UN agencies, NGOs banned from working in Niger operation zones

Niamey, Niger | Xinhua | UN agencies and non-governmental organizations have been barred from working in military “operation zones,” Niger’s Interior Ministry said Thursday. This is “due to the current security situation and the ongoing operational engagement of the Nigerien Armed Forces,” the ministry said in a statement. Niger has been, …

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What next for NGOs against Uganda oil?

French Court dismissal of case against TotalEnergies shatters hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Feb.28, the Paris Civil Court dismissed a landmark case filed by six French and Ugandan NGOs against French oil major, TotalEnergies, for the oil project it is currently developing in Uganda. The environmental groups wanted …

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UN chief disturbed by reported Taliban ban on women working for NGOs

United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “deeply disturbed” by the reported order of the Taliban-run administration in Afghanistan banning women from working for national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), his spokesman said on Saturday. “The secretary-general reiterates the rights of all women to participate in the …

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Education minister condemns activists for promoting immorality in schools

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education minister Janet Museveni is dismayed that several Non-Governmental Organizations-NGOs, are disguising themselves as human rights defenders, but instead promote immorality among school-going children. Janet hinted that there is a new global agenda to deliberately promote immorality, which is evidenced in the indecent entertainment performances …

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Gov’t engaging 16 NGOs over suspension

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen of the 54 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that were suspended in August are engaging government to have their suspension lifted. Of the 54, 23 NGOs were suspended by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations for operating with expired permits, 15 …

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