KABUL | Xinhua | A total of 107,037 Afghan refugees have returned to their homeland from neighboring Iran and Pakistan over the past week, according to a report from the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation issued on Sunday. The ministry stated that all returnees have received essential assistance, including …
Read More »Refugees graduate with global ICT certification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 refugees have graduated from a digital skilling program. The initiative led by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in partnership with the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Africa, the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), Engage Consults Limited, …
Read More »Uganda’s nearly 2 million refugees at risk as funds run low, services cut
Uganda already shelters 1.93 million refugees, the largest number in Africa and the third-highest globally ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Uganda is on track to host a record two million refugees by the end of 2025, as escalating conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo push hundreds …
Read More »DRC refugees begin returning home despite uncertainty ahead
MUSHAKI, DR Congo | Xinhua | In the lush green hills of Mushaki, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signs of a cautious yet hopeful return are starting to surface. Several villages in this conflict-stricken region are preparing to receive thousands of Congolese refugees who fled to Rwanda …
Read More »Uganda to host nearly 2 mln refugees by end of 2025 due to escalating crises
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Uganda, already home to 1.93 million refugees, is on the verge of hosting 2 million refugees by the end of 2025 due to escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a UN spokesperson said on Monday. The crises in …
Read More »UNHCR seeks Austrian support to fund legal aid for refugees in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is in talks with Austria to secure funding for legal aid services aimed at supporting refugees entangled in the justice system in Uganda. According to available data, over 5,156 refugees are currently incarcerated across various detention centers …
Read More »Rebuild programme transforms lives, advocates for scaled-up cash grants in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa |A groundbreaking study on the Rebuild programme, a collaborative effort by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the IKEA Foundation, has clearly demonstrated the transformative power of cash grants in empowering refugees and host communities in urban settings. The findings, presented at a recent gathering …
Read More »UNICEF seeks urgent funding as over 136,000 flee DRC to Burundi, Uganda
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. Uganda has received nearly 67,000 new arrivals from the eastern …
Read More »Uganda among world’s top 10 neglected crises
Introverted, nationalistic donor policies are worsening the neglect of people in crisis and displacement-report COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country, and continues to serve as the region’s pressure valve, absorbing the fallout from multiple neighbouring displacement crises. However, its ongoing struggle to fend for close …
Read More »How foreign aid cuts are forcing East Africa’s refugees into danger
In Uganda’s overcrowded camps, refugees survive on shrinking rations. But going home means walking back into war. Adjumani, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa & Apophia Agiressi Global Press Journal Uganda | Lindiro Jane has fled war twice. The first time was in 2016, when renewed violence in South Sudan pushed her, her husband and their …
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