Uganda Refugee News - February 2026

Sector specific:

EDUCATION

• AVSI - Education cannot wait in Uganda’s Kyangwali refugee settlement

• Monitor - End of WFP initiative leaves learners staring at hunger

• Nile Post - Kikuube Faces Low Transition Rate From Primary to Secondary

• NTV - Japan gov’t agrees to support learning in Kyangwali

• Research Gate - Sudanese Learners of English in Uganda: Motivations, Challenges and Obstacles

• Research Square - Indigenous Knowledge Systems as tools for resilience in Education in Emergencies A case study of Uganda

• University of Cambridge - Understanding Access to and Learning Outcomes From ECE Among Refugees and Non-Refugee Populations in Uganda: A Cross-Cohort Comparison

ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

• Annals of the American Association of Geographers - Exploring a Scalar Nexus Approach to

  Understanding Environmental Change Around Refugee Settlements in Uganda

• Asheden - (video) - Affordable clean energy for Uganda's refugees

• REDD-Monitor - How the UNHCR is using refugees in Uganda and Rwanda to generate carbon credits - “One of the most cynical instances of a corporate greenwashing agenda that has done little to address climate change.”

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition - Design and Modeling of an Energy Village for Rural Communities in Uganda

• U-Learn Uganda - (video) - Energy & Climate in the Uganda Refugee Response

HEALTH

• BMJ Public Health -  Trauma led us to substance use: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of refugee youth experiences with substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

• Comprehensive Psychiatry - Psychiatric comorbidities of posttraumatic stress disorder among adolescent refugees in Uganda: A latent class analysis of patterns and covariates

• Cureus - Occurrence of Carbapenem Resistance Producing Uropathogens Isolated From Refugees at the Nakivale Settlement in Isingiro District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

• DW - Sudanese refugee dentists rebuild care in Uganda

• ECHO - Uganda – Refugee health worsened by funding cuts (DG ECHO, UNHCR, IRC, MTI) (ECHO Daily Flash of 17 February 2026)

• Makerere University - Olivia Nakisita and the Quiet Urgency of Adolescent Refugee Health

• Monitor - Refugees deserve dignity, healthcare

• Social and Personality Psychology Compass - Parenting Interventions in Refugee Contexts: Overview of Findings and Promising Directions

• Springer -

  • Self-Help Plus for refugee mothers in Rhino Refugee Settlement, Uganda (SEED): study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial assessing intergenerational effects on preschool-aged children

  •  SWOT analysis of Mpox surveillance in high-burden districts in Uganda, February–March 2025

• UCENCA - Nexus4Her: Addressing the Nexus: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Mental Health of Young Refugee and Migrant Women in Ecuador and Uganda

• WHO - Uganda strengthens its health system to better serve 1.9 million refugees

LIVELIHOODS & RESILIENCE

• 256 Business News - Study charts pathways for expanding employment opportunities for refugees in Uganda

• AYAN - Entrepreneurship in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

• Business Daily - From aid to agency: Why investing in refugee farmers makes climate and economic sense

• CIGAR -

  • Estimating the impact of interventions for improving sweet potato root yield in refugee settlements in south-western Uganda using crop cut assessments

  • Scaling Orange-Fleshed Sweet potato Through Schools and Refugee Communities in Uganda: Case Studies from Karamoja and Southwestern Regions

• Fam Reports - Unlocking Refugee Talent in Uganda Requires Stronger Private Sector Leadership

• GoU/UNHCR - Situation of Food Security and Nutrition Assessment (FSNA) in refugee settlements and Kampala 2025

• HorizonT3000 - Success Stories from Two Refugee Settlements in Uganda

• Independent -

  • Migrants in Uganda rebuild lives through culture, skills and enterprise

  • How a Shs 800,000 lifeline from FINCA kept Ayilo Women’s businesses alive

• Journal of African Development - Where Banks Are Not a Possibility: Women’s Savings Groups and Community Resilience in Uganda During COVID-19 Lockdown

• J-Stage - Survey analysis of yield and cultivated area in rainfed upland rice cultivation, West Nile, Uganda

• KU Leuven - Entrepreneurship in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement

• New Vision - Strengthen refugee access to formal employment

• Nile Post - FINCA's Reserve Fund saves Ayilo Settlement Business Group from Loan Default

• PML Daily - Informal training and refugees drive UVTAB 2025 skills assessment results

• ReDSS - Why “Teaching a Man to Fish” Fails Refugees: The 3 Missing Links to Durable Solutions

• Research Square - Pathways to Self-Reliance: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences and Legal Structures of Urban Refugees in Kampala, Uganda

• U-Learn -

  • Impacts of Climate Hazards on Access to Markets and Small Businesses in Nyumanzi Settlement – Adjumani District

  • Impacts of Climate Hazards on Unpaid Household Labour in Nyumanzi Settlement – Adjumani District

  • Impacts of Climate Hazards on Agriculture in Nyumanzi Settlement – Adjumani District

• Village Enterprise - Building Refugee Self-Reliance - 2025 Annual Report

• Voice of Africa - Women Rebuild Futures Through Mechanics Training in Uganda’s Refugee Settlements

• You Tube - Turning Struggles into Startups: Refugee Women Rise

PROTECTION

• Conflict, Security & Development - ‘I rose up’: marginalised young women’s navigation of social protection in Uganda’s protracted crises

• DRC - Growing Up Displaced: Understanding and addressing child protection risks in Uganda (February 2026)

• International Journal of Social Research Methodology - Responding to sensitive survey questions on violence and sexual behavior: experiences of children and young people in two humanitarian settings in sub-saharan Africa

• Population Council - Walking together and leading change: Shaping global solutions to

  end violence against children

WASH

• GoU - AVSI launches €11 million water and self-reliance project for refugees in Kiryandongo and Yumbe

• Monitor - Uganda gets German, EU support to improve hygiene facilities

Other:

• Africa Center - African Migration Trends 2026: Managing Drivers, Security, and Opportunity

• Africa.com - Shrinking Budgets Threaten Uganda’s Open-Door Refugee Policy

• Amahoro Coalition - Policy vs reality: Uganda's refugee promise

• Eastleigh Voice - First Sudanese refugees to return from Uganda as voluntary repatriation begins

• GoU - Minister Aber, UNHCR Boss Discuss Refugee Support

• GoU/UNHCR

  • Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan (UCRRP) -

    • Critical Indicator Tracking Matrix - Nyumanzi Reception Centre

      • 13/02/2026 - 19/02/2026

      • 06/02/2026 - 12/02//2026

      • 30/02/2026 - 06/02/2026

      • 23/01/2026 - 29/01/2026

    • Overview of Refugees and Asylum-seekers (as of 31-Jan-2026)

    • Population Dashboard -

      • Annex I - Active population by settlement 31-Jan-2026

      • Annex II - Map - Refugees and Asylum Seekers (31-Jan-2026)

      • Annex III - Settlement Profiles 31 Jan 2026

  • Situation of Food Security and Nutrition Assessment (FSNA) in refugee settlements and Kampala 2025

• IoM

  • Uganda — Flow Monitoring Registry 7 (1 - 31 January 2026)

  • DTM Uganda Flow Monitoring Registry - Cross Border Movements, Report #6 (1 - 31 December 2025)

• LSE - A poisoning in Palabek: The fragility of public authority in Palabek refugee settlement

• Makerere University - Information access portal for refugees in Palabek Settlement, Lamwo District

• New Vision - Ex-Minister Nakiwala roots for refugee support as aid shortfall deepens

• Nile Post -

  • Uganda Hails Netherlands for $66m Refugee Support

  • Kiryandongo set for digital boost with new internet structure

  • Denmark Commits about Shs 230 billion to Support Uganda’s Refugee Response

  • Cross-Border Trade Stalls at Bunagana as DRC Conflict and Refugee Influx Strain Local Businesses

  • Uganda, Japan Join Forces to Rebuild Bridges in Climate and Refugee-Hit Regions

• Not for Sale - Project Uganda

• Open Democracy - Life beyond the stats: The refugees reclaiming their stories - Our lives are often reduced to numbers, our stories told without our consent. I wanted to change that

• Radio Dabanga - Sudanese refugees in South Sudan and Uganda face worsening humanitarian crisis

• REACH - Acute Needs Analysis | April - July 2025

• Research Finds News - New PhD Study Unveils New Management Model for Uganda’s Refugee Settlements in Host Communities

• Sihma - Gaps in the Implementation of the Non-Prima Facie Refugee Status Determination in Uganda

• Sudan Horizon - 150 Sudanese Refugees Arrive in Port Sudan Today from Uganda

• Sudan Tribune - Sudan to start voluntary repatriation flights for refugees in Uganda

• World Bank - Transforming Uganda’s refugee response: Accelerated self-reliance

• UBC Television Uganda - (video) - Assessing Refugee Living Conditions in Kampala | Refugees Voice Concerns Over Welfare & Support

• Uganda Radio Network - Urban Refugees Decry “Exploitative” Rental Fees in Kampala

• U-Learn Uganda - Localisation Fact Sheet

• UN - Sudan crisis: UN agency launches $1.6 billion appeal to support refugees in seven countries

• UNHCR -

  • UNHCR Uganda: 2026 Funding Update (as of 31 January 2026)

  • UNHCR’s 2024 Refugee Response in Uganda

  • Uganda Refugee Response: National Monthly Conflict Mapping Dashboard | 2021 - 2026

  • Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan 2026