By Derrick Senyonga KAMPALA The Government of Japan and UN Women yesterday announced the launch of a two-and-a-half-year project that aims to strengthen Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in refugee settlements and host communities. The approximately 3.6m USD project will be implemented by UN Women through humanitarian responses. Hon. Lillian Aber presiding over the meeting
By: Jotham Alinaitwe KAMPALA Today, the Ministry for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in Office of the Prime Minister hosted the Zambian delegation which sought to learn from Uganda’s experience of hosting refugees. The Ugandan Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness, and Refugees, Hon. Hilary Onek, along with his Deputy, Hon. Lillian Aber, welcomed the
By: Ismael Kasooha KAMPALA The World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to set up a logistic hub in Uganda for the region. “We are planning to establish a logistics hub for the entire region here in the country to supply the surrounding countries,” said Abdirahman Meygag, the World Food Programme Country Director. Meygag revealed this
