Uganda Refugee News -March 2026
- Uganda Refugee News
- Apr 6
- 7 min read

Sector specific:
EDUCATION
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Education dashboard Quarter 4 2025
Irish Examiner - 'I'm grateful': UCC student first to graduate under scholarship which supports refugees - Engineer Kanku Biselele has just completed a postgraduate diploma in sustainable energy
Monitor - How school feeding program is boosting learner retention in refugee settlements
New Vision - FCA Uganda boosts refugee education
NTV - (video) - Fall in budget allocations hurts refugee learners
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
The Earthbound Report - Clean energy for Uganda’s refugees
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Environment and Energy dashboard Quarter 4 2025
Metropolitan Journal Of Academic Multidisciplinary Research - Assessing The Effect Of Refugees’ Influx On Land Use And Food Security In Nakivale Refugee Settlement In Isingiro District, South-Western Uganda
Ministry of Water amd Environment - IFPA-CD Project Provides Lifeline Fuelwood Support to Vulnerable Refugees.
Mission Newswire - Salesian community in Palabek has new solar power system thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
Monitor - Solar mini-grid lights up Lamwo township
Nile Post -
NTV - (video) - Uganda's climate-smart initiative boosts sustainable firewood access for refugees
World Bio Market Insights - Uganda and Nigeria push for bio-based growth
HEALTH
Advanced International Journal for Research - Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Refugee Women at Kabazana Reception Centre,Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Isingiro District,
AJHSSR - Depression, Social Support and Alcohol Use among Refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda
Conflict and Health - Estimating abortion incidence and unintended pregnancy among adolescents living in refugee settlements in Uganda
DRC - REPORT: Care relations under pressure - Displaced South Sudanese with chronic disabling conditions in times of humanitarian funding cuts
Food Science & Nutrition - Analysis of Causal Factors to Acute Malnutrition Among
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response: Health & Nutrition Sector dashboard Quarter 4 2025
Medical Anthropology - Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and Illness - ‘There is No Fixed time’: Epidemic Preparedness and Relational Time Among Acholi Refugees in Uganda
Medical Press - Why HIV prevention is falling short in Kampala's informal settlements
Monitor - Uganda must invest in sexual and reproductive health, rights
National Library of Medicine -
The Observer - After Trump aid cuts, Kiryandongo turns to communities to fight malnutrition
PLOS One -
Springer - Maternal and Child Healthcare Coverage and Trends: Refugee vs NonRefugee Districts in Uganda
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Despite high risks of HIV, condom use low among displaced youths in Uganda
WHO - Harnessing Local Resources to Build Health System Resilience in Amuru District
LIVELIHOODS & RESILIENCE
The Conversation - The UN is turning refugees into carbon offset workers
GoU/UNHCR -
Monitor -
New Vision -
Nile Post -
Research Square - The Refugee Revenue Gap: Decomposing Earnings Differences in Host Economies of Uganda
Streamline - New Empowerment Initiatives Drive Refugee Self-Reliance in Uganda - Uganda launches two major AVSI-led initiatives to foster refugee self-reliance and mental health. Can this model solve East Africa's displacement crisis?
U-Learn - Self-Reliance in a time of shrinking budgets: Employing a multi-dimensional approach
UNHCR - Update on the socio-economic performance of refugees and host communities in Uganda
URSB - URSB Expands Business Registration to Refugee Communities in Rhino Camp and Arua
WFP - Funding shortfalls push Uganda's refugees deeper into hunger - The East African nation has long offered asylum to some of the continent’s most vulnerable people. But steep cuts in humanitarian assistance are increasing food insecurity for Uganda’s nearly 2 million refugees and threatening to reverse progress in building long-term resilience
World Bank - Building Livelihoods and Trust in Uganda’s Refugee-Hosting Communities
PROTECTION
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response:
Nile Post - Govt urged to invest to inclusive training, jobs for females refugees with disabilities
War Child - Umomubana’s story
UNICEF - Protecting children from severe malnutrition - ECHO support helps the Government of Uganda and UNICEF protect refugee children from severe acute malnutrition
WASH
Other:
Chokie Journal of Education and Behavioral Studies - Refugee and Internally Displaced Children’s Education in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)Region: Policy Framework, Implementation Status and Recommended Plan of Action
Cities Alliance - Sanya Wilson: The Ugandan Mayor who Turned Displacement into Opportunity
Connecting Africa - SES, MTN announce projects to connect refugees in Africa - This week, mobile operator MTN and satellite operator SES both announced separate projects to provide connectivity for refugees in African nations.
Dundee University - Young refugees in Jordan and Uganda: A story map
Essays on Global Realism - Essay 27: Advancing Regional Resilience: Lessons from Article 16 of the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons in the IGAD Region and SOP Development in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
GoU - Ministry of Finance - Private Sector Engagement Strategy for the Uganda Refugee Response 2024/25 – 2028/29
GoU/UNHCR
Uganda refugee response
The Independent - Uganda’s refugees to top two million
IoM - DTM – Uganda: Flow Monitoring Registry - Cross Border Movements #8, 1 - 28 February 2026
Joint Center for on Forced Displacement - Update on the socio-economic performance of refugees and host communities in Uganda
Journal of Refugee Studies - ‘Uganda likes refugees too much’: domestic narratives on refugee protection
New Vision
Nile Post -
ODI -
Pachodo - Funding Gaps and Policy Shifts Raise Concerns Over Uganda's Refugee Response
Parliament of Uganda - Uganda’s refugees to top two million
Le Rubicon - Entre réduction des aides et poussée xénophobe, que reste-t-il de la politique ougandaise d’accueil des réfugiés ?
Research Square - The Gap between Rhetoric and Practice: Refugee-Led Organisations in Humanitarian
Sudan Tribune -
U-Learn Uganda -
UNHCR
Regional Dashboard RBESA:
Refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in the EAC region
Refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in the IGAD region
Refugees and asylum seekers by country of asylum
16 March 2026 - 31 October 2026 - Global Compact - Preparatory meetings and briefings in 2026
WatchDog Uganda - KAGENYI LUKKA: Uganda’s Open Door Policy on Refugees: A Beacon of Hope
WFP - Funding shortfalls push Uganda's refugees deeper into hunger - The East African nation has long offered asylum to some of the continent’s most vulnerable people. But steep cuts in humanitarian assistance are increasing food insecurity for Uganda’s nearly 2 million refugees and threatening to reverse progress in building long-term resilience
World Bank - 21 Countries Now Eligible for IDA Financing to Support Refugees and Hosts
Events
Upcoming
Rethinking aid: Lessons from refugee‑led responses - a seminar on the role of localization, refugee-led assistance and innovative funding mechanisms - Thursday, 23 Apr - 13–14:30 UTC+02
Past (with recording)



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