The Office of the Prime Minister is urged to prioritise investment in drainage systems, replace grass-thatched roofs with iron sheets and review the refugee vulnerability categorisation system.
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How a global political shift is unraveling decades of progress on women’s rights
Gender equality was already off track. But as 2026 unfolds, the choice is stark: allow the backlash to deepen or organize, resist and re-imagine a more just global order.
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ELECTIONS 2026: Obongi RO rejects allegations of refugees being registered as voters
The RDC alleged that some politicians were registering refugees in Obongi Town Council, Itula, and Palorinya.
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Adjumani: Anyama calls for refugee repatriation as UNHCR funding cuts strain health services
The District Health Officer, Dr Dominic Drametu, confirmed that all 13 integrated health facilities are now operating with severely reduced staffing levels.
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How syndicated fraud has frustrated Lango cattle compensation
While in Lango last year on August 17, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni directed that a 20-member committee be formed to engage him further on cattle compensation in the sub-region.
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Victims of the crossing: How corruption turns the poor into criminals
At Elegu Police Post, a young officer spoke with a mix of resignation and frustration glancing toward the highway where trucks rumbled through the night.
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Uganda’s billion-shilling fish farm failure: The community paying for a project the govt forgot
The Gulu Regional Fish Fry Centre, one of the four facilities Uganda hoped would transform fish farming nationwide was designed to produce two million fingerlings per cycle, a game changer for a region still recovering from years of conflict.
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The struggles faced by women with disabilities ahead of Uganda’s 2026 elections
Looking ahead to the 2026 elections, Nampeera says more must be done to translate disability inclusion policies into meaningful change on the ground.
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LEMU finding shows why only 3% of CCO owners used their land to access loans from financial institutions
Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) is a national NGO that has been working to uphold and secure customary land rights of the most vulnerable populations in Uganda.
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UPDF under fire as illegal logging and charcoal trade ravage Zoka Forest
At sunset, as the sound of power saws echoes faintly from the forest interior, an elder from Itirikwa gazes toward the treeline. “Our fathers told us Zoka is sacred,” he says. “But now, even the sacred is for sale.”
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Refugees at Palabek settlement camp raise alarm over rights violations
Noel Frank Oyungrwoth, the Complaints and Investigations Officer at UHRC Gulu Regional Office, described the situation as a serious human rights violation.
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Adjumani: Cultural practices among refugee communities affect education
Mothers in the refugee settlements of Adjumani district have raised deep concern over persistent cultural practices that continue to negatively affect the education and moral upbringing of their children.