Today, Uganda hosts more than 1.7 million refugees and asylum-seekers – more than any other country in Africa, and third in the world – and its welcoming approach has become a model of inclusivity and ...

The world’s refugee crisis in 11 moving images. The world’s refugee crisis in 11 moving images. SBS. SBS. News; ... Steer estimates that of the 1.25 million South Sudanese refugees in Uganda, ...

Even though the majority of these settlements host refugees from neighbouring countries such as Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia, DR Congo and Burundi, Uganda has been known to welcome refugees from ...

Uganda’s previous ‘open door’ policy has led it to host more than 1.6 million refugees – more than anywhere else in Africa – from countries including Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic ...

According to statistics from the Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda is currently home to a total of 1,520,966 refugees and 47,271 asylum seekers. IGAD commends Uganda for hosting refugees - New ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, third left, gestures as he talks with refugees at Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District, Uganda, on Oct. 21, 2024.

Wayi Aguer, 23, has dreams to bring his family, who are refugees in Uganda, to the United States through an organization named Welcome Corps.

Nearly 150 refugees who fled to Uganda at the height of post-election violence have returned. However, more than 1,100 families are still held up at Kiriandong refugee camp in Northern Uganda.

This model enables refugees to meaningfully contribute to society and it should be an inspiration for others,” Grandi said. However, he warned, “We should not take Uganda’s generosity and the global ...

Uganda’s welcome allows Congolese refugees to thrive. Africa Press Release. November 26, 2024. RELATED TOPICS. AFRICA. On a recent Saturday morning, as the sun emerged from a thin veil of clouds, a ...

Rwamwanja, Uganda — For months, Agnes Bulaba, a Congolese refugee in Uganda, has had to get by without the food rations she once depended on. Her children scavenge among local communities for ...