UNHCR Uganda
@UNHCRuganda
The official account of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Uganda. Uganda is the largest refugee hosting country in Africa. Facebook & Instagram: unhcruganda
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📚Every child has the #RightToLearn .
UNHCR and the Education Above All Foundation signed a new five-year agreement to support education for forcibly displaced and host community children and youth, particularly in conflict-affected countries.
bit.ly/4aWRzxK
“The Ugandan refugee model served as inspiration for the UN Global Compact on Refugees”
Matthew Crentsil in an exchange w/ Special Rep. 🇩🇰 for UNSC Holger K. Nielsen on the significant role Uganda plays in hosting 🌍 largest refugee population & its unique open door policy
Critical 2 support 🇺🇬 in this role
UNHCR, supported by IKEA Foundation launched a tractor service in Bidibidi & Rhino Refugee Settlements to enhance large-scale farming, benefiting both refugees & host communities.
🚜 2 agricultural tractors donated by IKEA Foundation 🤝
👨🔧 2 operators & 2 turn men trained.
🏫 Refugee Scholarship Opportunity!
Applications open for the IGAD Secretariat
Scholarship Programme for refugees, returnees, and IDPs!
💻Apply now: igad.int/regional-schol…
📅Deadline: June 2, 2024
#IGADScholarship #PoweringTheFuture
Food and Agriculture Organization in Uganda & UNHCR Uganda’s integrated approach to woodland restoration in displacement settings aims to:
🔸Combat climate change
🔸Restore degraded ecosystems
🔸Bolster resilience and biodiversity
Learn more👉 bit.ly/4aTMN3Q
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On #EarthDay 2024, we're celebrating work by UNHCR Uganda to empower grassroots innovation in waste management ✊
In partnership #WithRefugees w/ disabilities & a refugee-led social enterprise, they're exploring the production of #EcoFriendly alternatives to plastic bags 🌱💚
This week I CAN SOUTH SUDAN received Land cruiser and Honda XL Motorbike from DanChurchAid Uganda for the UNHCR Uganda funded Environment and Energy project in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, West Nile, Uganda
Logistical Assets are key to Localization
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Support to 🇺🇬 as Africas largest refugee host is a key element in 🇩🇰 engagement.
🇩🇰 Embassy represented by dep ambassador Adam Sparre Spliid🇩🇰🇺🇬 attended CRRF Uganda steering group meeting led by Office of the Prime Minister - Uganda . Productive discussion on CRRF strategy & integration of refugee issues in NDP IV.
Today, I joined the Ambassador of Japan to Uganda and other partners supporting our work with the refugees UNHCR Uganda ,World Food Programme UNFPA among others for a press conference at the media center to communicate the financial support to the above partners.