INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY URGED TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES
BY JOYCE BABIRYE - The UNHCR High Commissioner Mr. Filippo Grandi is visiting Uganda to gain an understanding of the refugee operations in a bid to increase support for refugees. On 9th March, 2021, he visited Yumbe district to see Bidi Bidi Refugee settlement which hosts 270,000 from South Sudan and the largest number of refugees in Uganda. He was accompanied by Hon. Jennifer [...]
DINU boosting agricultural production and household incomes in Northern Uganda
BY DINU TEAM - Jenifer Mandhawun, 30, lives happily with her two daughters in Atego Sub-county in Nebbi District. As a mother, Mandhawun says: “I was worried when my three-year-old daughter fell sick and became very thin. The medication I got from the hospital was not helping and I did not know what else to do.” Her three-year-old daughter’s illness [...]
DINU supporting female farmers to improve food production and household incomes
BY DINU TEAM - In August 2020, Grace Akullo,45, was selected to work as a Community Development Promoter (CDP) by Building Resilience to Enhance Food and Nutrition Security, Income and Health in Northern Uganda (BRENU) team. BRENU is a grant action implemented, under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) program, by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and partners [...]
OPM RALLIES DISTRICT LEADERS ON DINU PROGRAMME INTERVENTIONS
BY ISAIAH KITIMBO Gulu – Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has rallied leaders from the North to coordinate and monitor interventions of the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), a Government programme supported by the European Union and supervised by OPM. The development that comes at the backdrop of OPM mandate, is aimed at strengthening the role of District [...]
PM RUGUNDA LAUNCHES THE FIRST EVER NATIONAL RISK AND VULNERABILITY ATLAS OF UGANDA
BY ISAAC MUGERA – The Prime Minister of Uganda, RT Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda has today launched the first of its kind National Risk and Vulnerability Atlas for Uganda at the Office of the Prime Minister headquarters in Kampala. The National Risk and Vulnerability Atlas is a key instrument designed by the Office of the Prime Minister, with support from the [...]
UGANDA AIRLINES RECEIVES THE SECOND AIRBUS A330-NEO
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 BY DOREEN NASASIRA - Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has said the second A330-neo aircraft for Uganda Airlines will enhance the country’s competitiveness and foster economic transformation through the promotion of international trade, generating employment opportunities, and facilitation of movement. He said the continued growth of the National Airline will not only boost air transport but will [...]
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