Welcome to the 54th edition of URN covering publications and news from June 2024
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Sector specific:
Education:
Education Cannot Wait - Localisation by design – learnings from Education Cannot Wait’s latest investment in Uganda
FCA - FCA and EU Humanitarian Aid launch new project in Uganda - A new European Union Humanitarian Aid funded programme in Uganda, called “Towards Greater Effectiveness and Timely Humanitarian Education Response (TOGETHER)” will support over fifty thousand schoolchildren in Uganda to rejoin and stay in school.
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Education dashboard Quarter 1 2024
Journal of Disability Studies - Lived Experiences of Children with Disabilities as They Try Accessing Inclusive Education in Emergency/Refugee Communities, Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Southwestern Uganda
National Catholic Reporter - Greening the future for northern Uganda's youth and refugees
New Vision - Sh32bn project offers second chance to teenage refugee mothers
Pulse - Refugee host community rehabilitates 2,278 hectares of degraded land
Uganda Radio Network - Yumbe Refugee School Gets ICT Lab For Digital Learning
UNICEF - Esther's journey from refugee to education advocate - Overcoming barriers and empowering refugee children through education
VoA - Sudanese refugees in Uganda learn English to adapt to new society
Environment & Energy:
Ashden - (video) - Ashden Awards: Patapia, powering access to renewable energy for refugees in Uganda
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Environment and Energy dashboard Quarter 1 2024
The Independent - How cooking baskets are saving the environment in Yumbe refugee settlement
Monitor - West Nile women embrace agroforestry to give degraded forests a break
New Vision - Who will restore forest cover in refugee hosting districts?
Space In Africa - Avanti Collaborates with UNHCR to Provide Connectivity to Refugees Across Uganda
Health:
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Health & Nutrition Sector dashboard Quarter 1 2024
The Journal of Infectious Diseases - Varied prevalence of antimalarial drug resistance markers in different populations of newly arrived refugees in Uganda
Makerere University - Malaria drug resistance and associated diagnostic failures in arriving refugee children at Adjumani and Kyangwali reception centers in Uganda
Livelihoods & Resilience:
Africa.com - Breaking Barriers: A Refugee Mother’s Journey of Resilience and determination
Forbes - Refugees In Uganda Turn To Bitcoin Due To National ID Restrictions
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response:
Independent-
Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma
Equity Bank trains 126,000 youth, women and refugees in financial literacy
Mercy Corps -
Monitor -
Life skills training restores hope for refugees, women in host districts
New Vision -
Village savings boost business in Bidi Bidi Refugee settlement
NTV - (video) - Kyangwali refugee camp benefits from Nordic assistance
Oxford University RSC - Refugee economies - dataset
Times News Global - Breaking Stereotypes: Refugee Women in Uganda Seeking Opportunities Against All Odds
TRT Afrika - Refugees in northwestern Uganda strive for self-sufficiency
UNDP -
Refugee Success Stories: From Community Needs to Thriving Enterprise
Refugee Success Stories: From Cash-for-Work to Financial Independence
WE Forum - World Refugee Day: How an innovative approach is helping build sustainable livelihoods
YouTube - Kyangwali refugee camp benefits from nordic assistance
Xinhua - Feature: Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma
World Bank - Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach
Protection:
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response:
New Vision - Refugees in urgent need of housing
NTNU Open - The importance of community-based protection mechanisms for displaced populations in South Western Uganda
WASH
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: WASH dashboard Quarter 1 2024
New Vision - Why access to clean water is a pipe dream for refugees
UNICEF - Securing cost-effective, sustainable water services for refugees, host communities in Eastern Africa - A decade of experience in Uganda and Ethiopia
World Bank - Improving water services for refugees and host communities in Uganda: What have we learned?
Other:
All Africa - Uganda Gets Shs350bn for Refugees, Climate Change Programs From Denmark
DRC - Uganda Cash Consortium Secures €7.2 Million Grant to Expand Cash Assistance for Refugees in Uganda
GoU/UNHCR
Uganda Refugee Response: Shelter, Settlement and NFI dashboard Quarter 1 2024
Uganda Refugee Response: Adjumani Sub-Office Q1 2024 Settlement Performance Snapshot
Population Dashboard: Overview of Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Uganda as of 31 May 2024
Inter-Agency Feedback, Referral, and Resolution Mechanism (FRRM) May Newsletter
Population Dashboard - Annex I - Active Population by Settlement (31 May 2024)
Population Dashboard: Annex II - Map - Refugees and Asylum Seekers (31 May 2024)
Population Dashboard - Annex III - Settlement Profiles (31 May 2024)
Refugee Statistics May 2024 - Active Population by Settlement
IFRC/URC - Uganda: Population Movement - 06-2024 - Sudanese Refugee Infux in Uganda (2024-06-25)
IOM/REACH - Areas of Refugee Settlement and High Concentration Cells/Villages - Mbarara City, Uganda (16 May 2024)
Monitor - Refugees seek Uganda's intervention for peace in South Sudan
National Library of Medicine - The coloniality of power in Uganda's Nakivale Refugee Settlement: struggling for humanitarian authority amidst the 2018 corruption scandal
New Vision - (video) - UNHCR warns of consequences as refugee funding crisis deepens
Open Democracy - Uganda’s U-turn on refugee policy leaves Sudanese asylum seekers stranded
Radio Dabanga - Urgent plea to aid Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia and Uganda
Research Gate - Documentary Review of the Importance of Conducting a Population Census: A Case Study of Uganda
Sudan Tribune -
Dire conditions plague Sudanese refugees in Uganda’s Kiryandongo camp
UNICEF - UNICEF Uganda Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2: March-April 2024
UNHCR
EHAGL Knowledge summary - Uganda learning from recent research
UN Women -
VoA - (audio) - Refugees in Uganda embrace self-support amid cuts to food aid
WFP -
World Bank - Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach
Call for proposal
The Sustainable Urban Integration of Displacement-Affected Communities (SUIDAC) in Sub-Saharan African Cities Action - Deadline 16 July 2024 3pm (GMT) - Beneficiary countries: DRC, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda - The action will focus on governance, citizenship, environment, economic realities and services that lie at the nexus between forced displacement and urban development. and will target Koboko and Arua in Uganda
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