By: Hellen Namale NAKIVALE The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) through the Department of Refugees has launched the distribution of food relief items donated earlier this week by the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to vulnerable Congolese refugees in Nakivale settlement located in Isingiro District. Mr. Patrick Okello, the Commissioner, Refugees giving his

By: Ismael Kasooha ISINGIRO Refugees living in the Nakivale settlement in South Western Uganda have appealed to the government to provide water for domestic use and electricity to transform their lives. Fenius Mushumba who represented the other refugees at the Rubondo zone, Nakivale Refugee Settlement said that the influx of refugees continues but water is

By: Paul Magezi KAMPALA  The Commissioner for Refugees, Patrick Okello hosted a delegation of UNHCR and WFP representatives from the Nairobi Regional Office at the Department of Refugees in Kampala. During the courtesy visit, operational updates on Uganda’s refugee response were shared to enable the delegation to understand more about the generous refugee policies