Say it louder.
Nobody should be forced to be apart from their family.

Listening to the stories of brave women who fled conflict in DRC with their children - now trying to make a living in 🇺🇬

81 pct of refugees in Kyaka II settlement are women & children

Critical to build resilience with special attention to women empowerment & gender-sensitivity

📣 Protecting refugees should not be a question. #WorldImmunizationWeek

📚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

Calling all refugee-led organizations!

We want to hear your forward-thinking ideas to bring lasting positive change ✨

Apply now to UNHCR’s Refugee-led Innovation Fund: bit.ly/3QkHRey

No matter where you come from, the right to seek asylum is universal.

#HopeAwayFromHome

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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Young refugees in southwest Uganda, face barriers in accessing education. Thanks to the generosity of EU INTPA, In Nakivale, Oruchinga, Rwamwanja, and Kyaka II, UNHCR is providing solutions for refugees and host communities by supporting over 1,340 students with scholarships.

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 🌱💚

We are all at risk of losing our #Earth .

Refugees and displaced people are among the most vulnerable.

Because climate change causes conflict — and displacement. It makes displacement even harsher. And it complicates solutions for those displaced.

Food for thought on #Earth Day.

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
Cohere Oxfam in Uganda

While the war in Sudan started one year ago, thousands of people are crossing borders every day as if the emergency had started yesterday.

We call for an immediate end to the senseless violence.

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.⁦