20 refugees remanded to Celili Government Prison

MOYO.A total of 20 South Sudan Refugees have been remanded to Celili Government Prison in Moyo district over various offenses.

A missing refugee found dead in Yumbe

YUMBE. A South Sudanese woman who went missing for a week from her home in Ombechi village, Bidibidi zone V settlement, in Ariwa sub county was found dead in the bush over the...........

ACAV donates Covid-19 assortments to Koboko hospital

KOBOKO. ACAV in collaboration with Koboko municipal council with funding from the European Union have donated Covid-19 assorted medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) worth Shs100million to Koboko general hospital Covid-19 treatment unit (CTU) and security agencies in the district.

Adjumani elderly refugees cry out over basic needs

ADJUMANI.The older persons in Maaji refugee settlement in Adjumani district have appealed to aid agencies and the office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to address their deteriorating conditions of living.

Adjumani to benefit from shs150bn NURI fund

ADJUMANI. Adjumani district is among the nine districts selected to benefit from Ugandan shillings 150 billion Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative (NURI) funds.

Arua OPM appeal for local support to refugees

ARUA. The Arua refugee desk officer at the office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has urged Ugandans to “sacrifice” for the cause of improving livelihoods for refugees.

Build refugees towards self-reliance - OPM to partners

ARUA. Development partners implementing different projects in the refugee settlements have been tasked to focus their work towards improving refugee livelihoods resulting in self-......

CARE receives shs3.7bn to fight early pregnancies among refugees

ADJUMANI. CARE International has received funds from the United Nations population fund (UNFPA) with the support of the ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark to a tune of 3.7 billion Uganda shillings.

Children in refugee hosting communities benefit from free scholastic materials

ARUA. Plan Internal Uganda with support from School in a bag, a nongovernmental organization based in the United Kingdom has started distributing free scholastic materials to lower.......................

Co-existence through team work; Refugees, host communities hail impact of Imvepi tree nursery project

ARUA. 24 year old Innocent Arindua, a third year student of clinical medicine beams with a smile as he narrates his intention to reap a fortune out of bee keeping despite it not being his major profession.

Congolese Refugees Flee Into Uganda

Looming humanitarian crisis in the West Nile district of Zombo following influx of Congolese refugees into Uganda.

Conserve the environment, leaders urge refugees

YUMBE. Several pleas have been made to refugees living in Bidibidi settlement in Yumbe district about the need to plant trees to conserve the environment.

Deteriorating state of West Nile environment draws leaders

ARUA. A cross section of stake holders have agreed to coordinate efforts to restore the environment in the refugee hosting districts of West Nile.

Don’t politicize refugee humanitarian services, Arua district chairman tells partners

ARUA. Arua district chairman Mr Sam Wadri Nyakua has cautioned the United Nations agencies and all partners dealing in humanitarian work for the refugees against what he termed as.........

DRDIP project excites refugee hosting communities

ARUA. The local leaders of Uriama sub-county in Arua district are optimistic about the improvement of household income and environmental protection as preparations to implement a.......

Emergency during a pandemic; how agencies are struggling to settle Congolese refugees in Imvepi amid COVID-19 crisis

The circumstance of the refugees fleeing the ethnic clashes between the Lendu and Hema groups from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is complicated.

Gen Moses Ali warns on recruitment in refugee camps

ADJUMANI. The first deputy Prime Minister of Uganda, Gen. Moses Ali has accused the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) implementing agencies operating in Adjumani..

Government to borrow 150 million dollars from World Bank to support refugees

KOBOKO. The government of Uganda is intending to borrow an extra 150 million US dollars (Ushs 556,484,655,991) from the World Bank to support refugee hosting areas in the country. This is in addition to the 50million dollars (shs185,446,738,680) borrowed earlier.

Government wants quick action on environmental degradation in the refugee settlements

YUMBE. The government of Uganda has expressed grave concerns over the state of degradation of the environment in refugee settlements across the country, calling for more concerted efforts

Gov’t partially opens border for over 10,000 DRC refugees

ZOMBO. The government of Uganda has agreed to partially open its borders to strictly allow in the over 10, 000 Congolese stuck at Lendu forest along the Uganda-Democratic Republic.....

Help us with land for agriculture, refugees urge OPM

YUMBE. The refugees in Bidibidi settlement have urged the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to consider allocating for them land for agriculture.

How DRDIP is transforming refugee hosting communities

ARUA. Mr Darlington Asizua, the headteacher of Odobu primary school in Rhino camp refugee settlement in Arua district beams with a broad smile as he speaks to reporters.

How DRDIP is transforming refugee hosting communities

ARUA. Mr Darlington Asizua, the headteacher of Odobu primary school in Rhino camp refugee settlement in Arua district beams with a broad smile as he speaks to reporters.

How refugees in Bidi Bidi settlement are coping with reduced food rations amid COVID-19 crisis

YUMBE. Mr Jimmy Kenyi, 32, a South Sudanese refugee living in Bidibidi settlement in Yumbe district has learnt to cope with the challenging environment in his new home in exile.

Inadequate number of refugee secondary schools worries leaders

YUMBE. Local leaders have raised concern over the inadequate number of secondary schools in Bidi bidi refugee camp in Yumbe district.

Irked OPM officials close space for asylum seekers over inflated numbers

YUMBE. The office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that the space that was created for asylum seekers due to a recent conflict in South Sudan has been closed.

Italian agency injects sh836m to build model school for refugees

KOBOKO. The Italian Development Corporation Agency (ACAV) has harnessed expertise from the Aga-Khan Foundation to retrain 26 teachers and teaching assistants.

Joy as Judiciary takes open mobile courts to refugee settlements

ARUA. In an effort to sensitize and promote justice among refugee and host communities, the judiciary is holding mobile and open court sessions in settlements.

Joy as vulnerable refugees get food relief

ARUA. There is excitement among vulnerable group of refugees in Rhino Camp settlement in Arua and Madi Okollo districts after receiving food relief from Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG), a Church organization working in the camp.

Kania warns OPM officials against gazetting refugee settlement lands

ARUA. Internal affairs state minister Mr Mario Obiga Kania has warned that no land offered by the local communities to settle refugees must be gazetted by the government.

L500 graduate in Literacy and Numeracy skills

YUMBE. At least 500 learners trained by Danish Refugee Council (DRC), have graduated in Functional Literacy and Numeracy (FLN).

Life of a South Sudan refugee in West Nile as experienced by Justus Onen

YUMBE. Mr Justus Onen, 39, is a South Sudanese refugee living in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district.

Low latrine coverage worries Alere refugees

ADJUMANI. Refugees at Alere settlement in Adjumani district are living in fear of possible cholera outbreak due to low latrine coverage in the camp.

ADJUMANI. Refugees at Alere settlement in Adjumani district are living in fear of possible cholera outbreak due to low latrine coverage in the camp.

Lugbara-Kari blames OPM over refugee killings

ARUA. Leaders of Lugbara chiefdom (Lugbara-Kari) have blamed the recent clash between refugees and host communities in Rhigbo Sub County, Madi Okollo district on negligence of the Office of Prime Minister (OPM).

Minister pushes for irrigation schemes in refugee camp

YUMBE. The development partners operating under water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) department in Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district have been commended for the improved.....

Minster directs for the immediate relocation of Congolese refugee to Imvepi

ZOMBO. The minster for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees Mr Hillary Onek has directed for the immediate relocation of the refugees being hosted at Zombo district farm institute to Imvepi refugee settlement camp in Terego district.

Moyo district commissions shs900 million ReHoPe Projects

MOYO. Moyo district local government officials have commissioned the Shs900 million projects under Refugees and Host Population Empowerment program (ReHoPe) financed by UNHCR.

Moyo, Obongi health officials register success in concluded vaccination campaign

MOYO. Health workers in Moyo and Obongi districts have registered success during the recently concluded national Measles, Rubella and Polio vaccination campaign for............

MP Fungaroo accuses Moyo officials of manipulation

MOYO. The Member of Parliament for Obongi County Mr Hassan Kaps Fungaroo has disagreed sharply with Moyo district council over the allocations of refugee emergency programs under United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

New Moyo ‘ghost’ refugee camp divides leaders

MOYO. The alleged establishment of a new refugee camp in Moyo has divided the top leadership of the district.

Non refugee hosting districts demand for support in development assistance

ADJUMANI. Some leaders in West Nile region whose areas are not hosting South Sudan refugees have demanded that their districts be included in development projects that are designed to help hosting communities

Obongi residents petition UNHCR boss

MOYO. The residents of Obongi County in Moyo district have presented what they termed as ‘their position paper’ on refugee programs in the area to UNHCR country director.

OPM Tasks Local Leaders to Find Land for Refugee Settlement

Officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) of Uganda have tasked Zombo district leaders to identify land for settling the ever increasing number of asylum seekers.

Orphans, displaced children cry for peace in South Sudan

ARUA. Akui Manyok, 14, is a South Sudanese displaced by war from Bor, the main town in Jonglei state.

Over 2000 expected for the 2019 West Nile great refugee run

ARUA.The 2019 edition of the great refugee run set for the 16th June is expected to attract more than 2000 participants from both the refugee and host communities, organizers have....

Over 300 vulnerable refugees get food, agricultural support

ARUA. A total of 305 vulnerable refugees in Rhino Camp settlement in Madi Okollo and Arua districts have expressed joy after receiving basic needs, livelihood support and agricultural inputs worth Shs120 million.

Over 60,000 refugees benefit from WFP cash transfer project

MADI-OKOLLO. The World Food Program (WFP) has supported a total of 62,000 pregnant and lactating mothers and children under the age of two years through the cash distribution project in different refugee camps in the West Nile region.

Oxfam agriculture support lifting spirits of South Sudan refugees

YUMBE. The Bidibidi settlement in Yumbe district is crammed with over 230,000 refugees from restive South Sudan according to the latest continuous verification by the office of the Prime Minister

Oxfam ends Shs21b aid assistance to South Sudan refugees

ARUA. The sh21b European Union funded humanitarian assistance programme run by Oxfam and partners to South Sudan refugees in the West Nile region has come to an end.

Poverty, cultural perceptions fueling suicide among South Sudanese refugees

ARUA. Ms Felicia Ray (not real names) is 18-year old South Sudanese refugee in Ofua III cluster in Rhino Camp Settlement who attempted to kill herself in January this year.