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Updated: Jul 20, 2022



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  • Effects of sexual and gender based violence on the livelihoods of refugee women in Uganda: A case of Palabek Refugee Settlement, Lamwo District - This qualitative study with a case study research explored the lived experiences of SGBV refugee women survivors, the level of awareness among the refugee women about SGBV and the existing interventions in place to address SGBV among the refugees. The study revealed that the SGBV refugee women survivors face several challenges including physical injuries, destruction of property, unwanted pregnancies, separation of family members, grabbing and selling of property, isolation and discrimination and excess drinking of alcohol. The level of awareness about SGBV among the SGBV refugee women survivors was influenced by culture, stigma and embarrassment, patriarchal domination and perceptions on the forms of SGBV. It highly impacted on the lives of the SGBV refugee women survivors, they left out most of the refugee men thus making it difficult to completely eradicate SGBV from refugee communities. The study therefore recommends that the government and Non-Governmental Organizations should put in place interventions that cater for the needs of both refugee men and women so as to completely solve the problem of SGBV.

  • Audio from Cross Border.net - The plight of child refugees - over 41,000 children crossed into Uganda for safety. Such figures make Uganda host of the largest number of unaccompanied child refugees in the world; according to UNHCR.

December 2020

November 2020

  • Linking, Aligning and Convening Gender-Based Violence and Violence Against Children: Prevention and Response Services in Uganda’s Refugee-Hosting Districts - This publication details some of the responsive services and needs for holistic support to refugees, including mental health and psychosocial support. Community-based structures, such as para-social workers, child protection committees, and village health teams, play a key role in providing psychosocial support services to survivors, including counseling, advising them in seeking legal support, and linking them to NGOs for additional help. It details capacity building and training needs to equip these workers, case management approaches, design of child-friendly spaces and referral pathways.

  • REACH/UNHCR/WFP - Vulnerability and Essential Needs Assessment, Volume One, October 2020

  • Understanding the role of interpersonal violence in assisted partner notification for HIV: a mixed-methods study in refugee settlements in West Nile Uganda

  • UNHCR/OPM - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021, SGBV Dashboard - Quarter 3, January - September 2020

  • UNHCR/OPM - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021, Protection Dashboard - Quarter 3, Jan - Sep 2020

  • UNHCR/OPM - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021, Child Protection Dashboard - Quarter 3, January - September 2020

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  • The Global Governed? Refugees as Providers of Protection and Assistance - this book explores the role that refugee-led organizations in Uganda and Kenya play in providing social protection. Based on research over a 15-month period in Kampala, Nakivale, Nairobi and Kakuma, the authors introduce the theoretical framework of ‘global governed’ to analyse the ways in which refugees in these diverse settings navigate complex structural constraints to provide protection in their communities.

  • IDS - Integrating Humanitarian Response with Social Protection Systems: Limits and Opportunities - This policy briefing uses research from three countries (inc Uganda) to consider how SRSP should be implemented, making four recommendations for policymakers working in humanitarian response, disaster risk management and social protection.

  • UNHCR - Documenting peaceful co-existence in the context of COVID-19

  • Assault and care characteristics of victims of sexual violence in eleven Médecins Sans Frontières programs in Africa. What about men and boys?  Often neglected, male-directed sexual violence (SV) has recently gained recognition as a significant issue.  MSF systematically documented these in all victims admitted to eleven SV clinics in seven African countries (inc Uganda) between 2011 and 2017. The study found that patterns of male-directed SV varied considerably according to contexts and age categories. A key finding was the importance of the clinic setup; integrated medical and SV clinics, where initial disclosure was not necessary to access care, appeared more likely to meet males’ needs, while accommodating females’ ones. 

  • UNHCR - East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region SGBV – Regional Overview, March-July 2020

  • UNHCR - Voluntary Repatriation of Burundian Refugees, Update as of 31 July 2020

  • 1st group of Burundian refugees returning home from Rwanda

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  • World Bank - Violence Against Children : Prevention and Response - This note provides practical guidance on how to effectively identify, assess, and manage the risk of violence against children in a context of a development response to forced displacement.

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