Uganda gets Shs13.3b for refugees

The Uganda government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Women (UN Women) and the Japanese Embassy, securing $3.6 million (Shs13.3 billion) to bolster peace and security in the country’s 13 refugee settlements. The settlements are a home to nearly 1.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers.

This two-year agreement aims to strengthen support for women peace-builders and women’s rights defenders, integrate gender considerations in disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, as well as enhance the capacity of humanitarian actors on gender issues….