A ‘Youth Skills Development Centre’ opens, in Rhino settlement of refugees
Majority of South Sudanese refugee youths, living in various settlements across Northern Uganda, spend huge amounts of their time doing nothing....
Can performing arts provide therapy?
In absence of adequate counselling services, some groups of Youth in Rhino settlement of South Sudanese refugees are engaged in performing...
‘Beled ‘na awel’, meaning our country (South Sudan) come first – refugee youth leader.
Upon outbreak of the first wave of recent South Sudan’s violent conflict, in 2013, a-24-year old John Jal Adek fled the...
Arua health sector grapples with shortages of medical supplies.
Medical supplies allocated to Arua main health facilities run out long before the appointed time has come – leaving many patients...
South Sudan’s forests under attack, too
The civil war in South Sudan has just not displaced citizens, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and destruction of property;...
Can Uganda achieve the target of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030?
Uganda has made tremendous efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry estimates AIDS related...
Are women and girls in refugee settlements easy prey to criminals?
UN High Commissioner for Refugees report indicates over 800 crimes were reported in refugee settlements in West Nile, between January and...
Shrinking communal resources cause conflicts between refugees and their hosts.
Even though South Sudanese refugees and their Ugandan hosts are largely living in harmony, conflicts between the two populations do occur...
Can new sanctions on South Sudan improve security?
UN Security Council slapped renewed sanctions on South Sudan. UNSC imposed embargo of arms as well as any support related to...
Who does and does not access justice?
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Legal Aid Providers Network (LASPNET) issued report on difficulties refugees, living in Uganda, face...