FAO and SIDA Support New Government Project to Empower Women and Youth
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Uganda have today, launched a five-year project aimed at economic empowerment of women and contributing to the eradication of poverty in Karamoja and West Nile Regions... Read More
3.2 Tons of Ivory and 423 Kg of Pangolin Scales Seized through EU Support
Illegal wildlife trade is the fourth largest global criminal market after illicit drugs, counterfeit goods and human trafficking. The Cross-Regional Wildlife Conservation in Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean project, funded by the European Union, is among other,... Read More
Hungary Pledge EUR16 Million Support to ICT, Cyber Security and Refugees
On March 12, 2019, the Government of Hungary announced that Uganda stands to benefit from a EUR 16.1 million development program, which is the largest Hungarian bi-lateral assistance program ever. This was announced at a joint press conference between Uganda's... Read More
Call for Nominations: EU Human Rights Defenders’ Award 2019
On March 6, 2019, the European Union Delegation in Uganda, together with the European Union Member States and the Embassy of Norway, opened a call for nominations of human rights defenders (HRDs) who have made an outstanding contribution to human rights in Uganda... Read More
IOM/CERF Support to Improved Waste Management in Refugee Settlement
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, used funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to build waste management facilities, an otherwise neglected issue in refugee settlements and host communities. Kasonga Health Centre II can get really busy. Daily,... Read More
EU Adopts Humanitarian-Development Nexus Action Plan
The ''European Union Response to Forced Displacement in the Framework of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Uganda 2018-2020 and post-2020'' is a result of a close cooperation between EU services and Member States in the past two years. The... Read More
FAO and Government Operationalize Committees for Animal Disease Surveillance
In a joint effort to foster animal health in Uganda, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have instituted national technical and steering committees to spearhead effective and... Read More
Safe Spaces and Life Skills to Survivors of Sexual Violence through World Bank Support
Kyosimire Shamira, 18, spoke softly as she clasped her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter tightly to her chest. “Being a mother at a young age has not been easy, but with every day that passes I am more hopeful about the future,” she... Read More