Uganda

Eastern DRC: Tens of thousands forcibly displaced by surge in violence

2 May 2019

Humanitarian organisations call for urgent assistance. Urgent action is needed to help tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes following armed attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Still no real progress one year after landmark UN refugees pledge

18 September 2017

One year on from the historic United Nations summit for refugees and migrants, the international community has failed to make meaningful progress towards meeting the goals of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.
Uganda faces world’s fastest growing refugee crisis as South Sudanese arrivals reach one million

17 August 2017

Uganda’s open-door policy to refugees has provided protection for one million South Sudanese - the third-largest population of refugees in the world.
The life of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda on hold: Beatrice's story

1 August 2017

Beatrice, 19, fled the war in South Sudan with her husband and young baby after her mother was raped and killed. Today, she lives with her family in Imvepi Refugee Settlement, among other 95,000 people. She is just one of the one million South Sudanese refugees currently hosted in nearby Uganda.
International community responding to Uganda's call for refugee solidarity

23 June 2017

Governments today pledged $352.6 million for refugees at the Uganda Solidarity Summit in Kampala.
Uganda needs more help in world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis

22 June 2017

Uganda is hosting the first Refugee Solidarity Summit on 22 and 23 June. Oxfam is calling on the international community to provide funds, humanitarian aid and, crucially, to pave the way for a peaceful resolution to conflicts in neighboring countries.
Oxfam in Uganda - Annual Report 2014-2015

27 January 2016