Uganda Refugee News- September 2025
- Uganda Refugee News
- Oct 7
- 7 min read
Sector specific:
EDUCATION
British Council - Finding Their Voice: Refugee Learners in Uganda
DevDiscourse - Uganda’s Refugee Crisis Deepens as Aid Cuts Threaten Education and Survival
East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences - Refugees’ Access and Barriers to Education at Bidibidi Settlement in Uganda
International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies - The intersection of gender, higher education, and governance in refugee societies: A case study of West Nile, Uganda
Newport International Journal of Research in Education - Communicating Legal Rights to Vulnerable Populations
Santegidio - In the large refugee camp of Nyumanzi, schooling resumes for refugee children from South Sudan
Save the Children - Strengthening access to education through the double shift school system in refugee settlements
Tednews - Norwegian Adventist Pupils Raise Funds to Support Youth in Ugandan Refugee Settlement
TRT Afrika - Resilient classrooms: How refugee education is defying displacement
HEALTH
BMC Psychology - Effect of intimate partner violence on depression severity among women in informal settlements of Uganda
Bristol University Press - Evaluating a mobile health intervention to increase COVID-19 prevention: engagement and learning outcomes among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda
H&I - Rehabilitation for all : essential throughout life and for many health conditions - Drawing on evidence and the experiences of rehabilitation and AT users, service providers and other stakeholders in Benin, Haiti and Uganda, it highlights the challenges and gaps in the sector, as well as successful strategies for integrating rehabilitation into health systems and improving the availability, access and quality of rehabilitation and AT
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being - Extreme weather events and refugee youths’ experiences of physical health in a Ugandan humanitarian setting: qualitative insights
Journal of Migration and Health - Acceptability and Feasibility of CHANGE, a Non-specialist Worker Delivered Intervention to Address Alcohol Use Disorders and Psychological Distress among Conflict-affected Populations in Uganda: a Qualitative Study
Make Way - Babirye Patience Gloria, Michael Ssemakula and Sylvia Musibega - Make Way youth advocates spearheading SRHR interventions in Uganda’s refugee communities
LIVELIHOODS & RESILIENCE
AVSI - Empowering Refugees through skills: Florence Uwineza’s journey from tailor to trainer
Bishop Stuart University - Animal Husbandry Agrarian Interventions and Food Security In Refugee Settlements in Uganda; A Case of Nakivale Refugee Settlement
Busitema University - Empowering Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda
Food Security Portal - Despite improvements, Uganda's refugee population continues to face alarmingly high food insecurity
GABV - Building financial futures in Rwamwanja: Opportunity Bank Uganda expands refugee financing
ILO - PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work - Refugee agency, livelihoods and inclusion
Insights and Stats - How to Ease the Economic Burden on Africa’s Largest Refugee Hosting Country
Journal of Development Studies - Mutual Benefits of Proximity: Economic Interactions Between Refugees and Hosts in Uganda
Migration and Development - The Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 Among Women and Youth in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Nile Post -
RSEA Journal - Financial Inclusion of Refugees: The Role of Trust and Financial Literacy
UNICEF - "Life was hard. There was no food, and the medical bills were too much..."
PROTECTION
Devex - How a simple question exposed a crisis hidden in plain sight - Opinion: Proactively asking children in refugee settings about their experiences of violence has led to the development of a new approach to responsive, survivor-centered interventions.
Nile Post - Report: Child Labour Crisis Deepens in Busoga, Refugee Settlements
WASH
Chimp Reports - 22.6M EURO Project to Boost Water, Sanitation for Refugees and Host Communities in Arua
The Investigator - Quenching The Refugees Thirst: NWSC Sign €22.6m Grant Agreement with Germany and EU to Improve Water and Sanitation in Refugee Host Arua
Nile Post - Northern Uganda to See Major Water, Sanitation Upgrade with Shs90bn Grant
UBC TV - (video) - Water Access for Refugees: OPM & Ministry Launch 5-Year Response Plan
Other:
Al Jazeera - (video) - Thousands flee violence in eastern DRC as Uganda faces growing refugee crisis
American Jewish World Service - From Despair to Dignity: Supporting Migrant and Refugee Sex Workers in Uganda
The Borgen Project - The African Nation Leading the World: Uganda’s Refugees
Channels Television - (video) - Refugees Reunite With Families As Uganda–DRC Border Reopens After Years Of Closure
Chimp Report - Uganda–US Migration Agreement Published in Full
DRC - Asylum policy under threat - The case of Uganda (September 2025)
East African Daily - Caught in Limbo: Kampala’s Undocumented Refugees Face Arrests Amid Registration Closures
Eastleigh Voice - IGAD urges coordinated action as regional migration surges
ECHO -
Gender, Place and Culture - Displaced masculinities: young men navigating manhood, education and the climate crisis in urban Uganda
GiZ/UNHCR - Applying the HDP Nexus Approach to better respond to Forced Displacement
GoU/UNHCR
Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan (UCRRP 2024-25)
Uganda Operation - Weekly Critical Indicator Tracking Matrix -
Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan (UCRRP): Critical Indicator Tracking Matrix - Nyumanzi Reception Centre -
CORE-Uganda: Influx out of Eastern D.R. Congo -
Sudanese Refugees and Asylum Seekers -
Humanitarian Leadership Academy - (podcast) - Protecting dignity – spotlight on Women Refugees for Peace and Development Organisation - How a women-led, refugee led local organisation is leading from lived-experience and making real change - In this advocacy-focused podcast episode, three Sudanese women Rayan Salah, Amira Timan and Mona Elshareif Tazorah share a powerful reflection on their journey so far – from displacement to leading a humanitarian response in Entebbe and Wakiso municipality, Uganda for refugees from across East Africa.
Human Rights First - Global Coalition of More than 100 Urges African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to Issue Resolution on Illegal U.S. Migrant Transfer Agreements
IGAD - IGAD population and migration statistics report, second edition | July 2025
International Journal of Academic Management Science Research - Reconnoitering Biometric Management System and Funds Distribution to Refugees: Evidence from Parabek Refugees Settlement Camp in Uganda
IoM -
IPC -
Journal of African Studies and Development - Questioning Uganda’s refugee policy framework: Eighty years in review
LWF - Uganda: Protecting children’s right to learn and play - Many children in Uganda have to contribute to the family income through hard and dangerous work. The LWF country program in Uganda is sounding the alarm and working to change that.
Monitor -
News Ghana - Netherlands Signs Uganda Deportation Deal Following US-Ghana Model
New Vision - Japanese envoy lauds Uganda's refugee policy
NL Times - Netherlands nears deal with Uganda for deportation centers to hold asylum seekers
NTV - (video) -
Only Natural Energy - Uganda’s Refugees Turn Food Waste into Clean Fuel
Oxfam - Refugee Led Organisations in Rhino refugee camp in Uganda improve quality of services
REFrame - Some Emerging Issues from the Work of RLOs in West Nile
Reuters - Netherlands and Uganda sign letter of intent on return hub deal for rejected asylum seekers
UBC - (video) -
UNHCR
Uganda continues to welcome refugees despite diminishing funds
Presentation - Women-Led Refugee Organizations (W-RLOs) in Uganda - September 2025
South Sudan Situation:
Regional Bureau - East and Horn of Africa and Great lakes
UNHCR Regional Bureau EHAGL
University of Michigan - A Study of Displaced Populations: Infrastructure, Economic Barriers, and Urban Planning Solutions in South Sudan and Uganda
WFP -
World Bank - Why digitalization for displaced people and host communities can’t wait
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