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More... 61% of Congolese refugees crossing into Uganda are children    

61% of Congolese refugees crossing into Uganda are children

The Government of Uganda and UNICEF have launched a pioneering report that highlights the impact of climate change and urbanization…

More... Through the National Child Helpline, a young girl is rescued from marriage    

Through the National Child Helpline, a young girl is rescued from marriage

More... International Conference (10-12 September 2018, Kampala, Uganda): Call for papers    

International Conference (10-12 September 2018, Kampala, Uganda): Call for papers

This conference aims to contribute to global efforts to end child poverty by generating key insight on practical actions.

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Innovation is reshaping the future of equity based financing in Uganda

With Uganda Equity Atlas going digital, one can analyze budget trends at regional and district levels 

More... Babies, mothers failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding    

Babies, mothers failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding

No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and the…

More... Uganda National Child Participation Strategy Launched    

Uganda National Child Participation Strategy Launched

Strategy seeks to promote meaningful and quality child participation at all levels of Ugandan society....

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Uganda Poverty Maps updated

National poverty maps represent a pivotal milestone for Uganda’s overall socio-economic development, especially as the country intensifies its pursuit of sustainable and equitable wealth…

More... Uganda aims to raise USD 2 billion from Refugees Summit    

Uganda aims to raise USD 2 billion from Refugees Summit

The forthcoming Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees aims to raise USD 2 Billion for refugees and communities hosting them in…

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Refugee hosting districts in Uganda still lack basic services like water, sanitation and shelter

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Joint Press Release Kampala June 6, 2018

New report details situation of child poverty and deprivation among refugees and host communities

People living in Uganda’s refugee hosting districts – both people from host communities and refugees - are deprived of basic services like water, sanitation and shelter.

This, according to a study on Child Poverty and Deprivation in Refugee Hosting Areas by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC), the University of Cardiff and UNICEF, which assessed child poverty, deprivation and social service delivery in refugee and host communities in West Nile, the South West, and Kampala.  

Read more: Refugee hosting districts in Uganda still lack basic services like water, sanitation and shelter

Through the National Child Helpline, a young girl is rescued from marriage

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Alisaati cuddles her baby upon return from school

For only 150,000 Uganda shillings (USD 41) a young girl was married off at 12 years in Buyanga village, Iganga District, Eastern Uganda.

Alisaati Namagembe, now 14 years and a mother of a one year old son had always been an ardent student, good at mathematics and very focused. She aspired to be a Mathematics teacher and strongly believed and still does, that she would achieve her dream through education. Unfortunately, in 2016, her journey was interrupted when she was forcefully married off by her mother. She was a child and only 12 years old!

Read more: Through the National Child Helpline, a young girl is rescued from marriage

John and family are hopeful even after displacement from DRC

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A refugee John prepares for the first meal of the day

It is 7:00am and refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo are about to enjoy their first meal of the day-breakfast, out of three meals provided at Nyakabande Transit Centre in Kisoro, Western Uganda. Byamungu John is seated with his family waiting for his wife to return with sugar for the family to have their porridge. John is the sole bread winner for the family of twelve that includes his wife, sister in law and nine children. Byamungu was working to fend for his family until the fighting in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) intensified. “We would hear gunshots and reports of people being kidnapped and killed,’ says Byamungu. This forced Byamungu and his family to start their journey for refuge in Uganda.

Read more: John and family are hopeful even after displacement from DRC

Hundreds of unaccompanied and separated Congolese refugee children enter Uganda

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Un accompanoied childrefugeees from DRC

Lisa, 14, and Lisie 15, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) look forlorn as they wait for a UNHCR truck to transport them from Nteko border point to Nyakabande Transit Centre in Kisoro, Western Uganda. It is 60kms from Nteko to Nyakabande.

Lisa and Lisie are sisters who arrived in Uganda on the morning of February 16, 2018. They lost both parents when the rebels attacked their home in DRC in October 2017. The two sisters crossed to Uganda by themselves having walked for 21kms

Read more: Hundreds of unaccompanied and separated Congolese refugee children enter Uganda

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INVESTING IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: THE NATIONAL BUDGET FRAMEWORK PAPER FY 2018/19 BUDGET BRIEF NO. 2018/5

Total nominal allocation projected to decrease from UGX 176 Billion in FY 2017/18* to UGX 175 Billion in FY 2018/19.

INVESTING IN WATER AND ENVIRONMENT: THE NATIONAL BUDGET FRAMEWORK PAPER FY 2018/19 BUDGET BRIEF NO. 2018/4

The water and environment sector contributes to the NDP II through promoting value addition to the natural resources among others 

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