Tag Archives: UNHCR

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven refugees from South Sudan are stranded in Kuluba reception centre in Koboko district after a ban on public and private transport. The refugees were moved from Goboro collection centre after being cleared by the Office of the Prime Minister on March 26, 2020. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Between 2014 and 2018, an average of one migrant child was reported dead or missing. This is according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Global Migration Data Analysis Center. The Director Frank Laczko says this is just a small percentage as most of incidents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The number of suicides and suicide attempts among South Sudanese refugees living in settlements in Uganda more than doubled in 2019 compared to the previous year, according toUNHCR,  the UN Refugee Agency. There were 97 suicide attempts, with 19 deaths during the year. The …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The UN refugee agency said Thursday it was investigating new allegations of fraud in its resettlement programme in Kenya and Uganda after a report in German magazine Stern alleging graft. “We can confirm that we have received allegations related to resettlement fraud in Uganda and Kenya,” …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration has resettled more than 6,400 refugees from Uganda in third countries around the globe.        The organization released data showing that the number of resettled refugees grew from 5,011 to 6,496 between 2017 and 2018. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from office of the Prime Minister have intensified community policing and dialogue among South Sudan refugees and the host community in Adjumani district to promote harmonious relationship. This follows recent clashes that erupted among the refugees and host communities in Nyumanzi refugee settlement in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts in Northern Uganda bordering volatile South Sudan have continued to register a surge in numbers of refugees crossing from the Africa’s youngest nation. Figures from refugee influx dashboard compiled by UNHCR and Office of the Prime Minister shows some 3,554 South Sudan refugees …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Oxfam assessment on humanitarian funding flows to local and national actors in Uganda has revealed a 700 billion shillings increase in the last two years. The assessment released by Oxfam’s humanitarian policy advisor, Anita Kattakuzhy, in Kampala on Tuesday shows that United Nations and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Government of Uganda through National Water and Sewerage Corporation has taken over piped water supply operations in Rwamwanje-Kamwenge district. This follows the signing of an MoU between the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and NWSC to provide reliable water supply to over …