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South Sudan Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020 (Revised May 2019)
Revised Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) 2019-2020Publish date: 18 December 2018
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Grandi praises Uganda’s ‘model’ treatment of refugees, urges regional leaders to make peace
UNHCR, 31 Jan 2018
MVEPI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Uganda – Renewing a strong appeal to regional leaders to make peace, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has praised the “open border” policy of Uganda which is currently receiving up to 500 refugees a day. Grandi who is currently on an official visit to... Read more
South Sudan refugees call for forgiveness among leaders
New Vision, 17 Jan 2018
KAMPALA - A cross-section of South Sudan refugees in Uganda have called on their leaders and all nationals to forgive one another if the country is to attain lasting peace. They noted that the country can never attain peace through violence and hatred like it is today. John Oketch, a former MP... Read more
UNHCR boss praises Uganda on refugees' response
New Vision, 02 Dec 2017
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday leveled praise on Uganda’s response to the refugees whose rising numbers have put on strain on service delivery in many districts. The visiting director of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework at UNHCR in Geneva, Daniel End... Read more
UAE, UNHCR sign US$4 million agreement for implementation of projects in Uganda
UAE - UNHCR, 11 Nov 2017
The United Arab Emirates and the UN Refugees Agency have signed a US$4 million agreement to provide emergency relief to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, indicated that the signing of the agreement marks the culmination o... Read more
Phone technology gives refugees in Uganda a cash lifeline
UNHCR, 16 Oct 2017
BIDIBIDI, Uganda – Brian Dinga, his sister-in-law and her six children fled their South Sudanese home in September 2016 after his brother was shot dead in fighting. They trekked across the border into Uganda and were accommodated in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Bidibidi, where they str... Read more