Japan contributes US$9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities
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Support includes border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts
KAMPALA, 20 April 2021,The Government of Japan in March committed approximately US$ 9.8 million to support refugees and host communities as well as border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts, over a period of one year from April 2021 to March 2022.
The support has been channeled through the United Nations and International Organizations: the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Entity for the Gender Equality and the empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the International Food Policy Research Institute
Consultancy for conducting a rapid cooperative needs assessment in Turkana County, Kenya reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UNHCR Somalia Interim Livelihoods Strategy 2021-2022
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Somalia remains one of the most complex and protracted humanitarian crises in the world. Recurrent droughts and floods, large-scale displacement, poor socioeconomic conditions, high unemployment rates, political instability, environmental degradation, and violent conflict are among the factors exacerbating the humanitarian situation and requiring support from partners across the humanitarian-development nexus.
Against the background of the 2020 onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which exacerbated the weak humanitarian landscape, in 2021 Somalia faces a worrisome political and electoral crisis. The combined impact of these multi-layered/faceted emergencies is the further deterioration of Somalia’s highly unpredictable and fluid environment in which UNHCR and partners operate within. Weak governance and public institutions, a fragile federal system, and widespread insecurity create significant humanitarian
KAMPALA, Uganda The West remains a promised land for African refugees.
Local leaders in Nsambya Ave-maria, a suburb in Uganda’s capital Kampala, woke up on March 31 to find hundreds of refugees gathering at a closed gate of an NGO, known as Stalwart International Workers for Humanity, known as SIWH.
The refugees claimed they were promised to be registered to resettle in Western countries, particularly Canada. The police were alerted, due to the size of the crowds.
Sgt. Bukenya Siraje, chairman and councilor-elect of the same area, told Zenger News: “I was called by concerned residents who were wondering what was going on in our area since we’re in bad times of COVID-19. I was really shocked by the number I found there which was overwhelming.
For Many African Refugees, Uganda Is The Hoped-For Route To The West thewestsidegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewestsidegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.