Ms. Adekemi Ndieli, the Deputy UN Women Representative to Uganda poured cold water on Uganda Jurisprudence and said GBV remains widespread throughout Uganda. It not only violates the human rights of ...

UNFPA and UN Women, Spotlight Initiative is making a difference. Mr. Michael Wells, Assistant Representative at UNHCR, affirmed this commitment: "As the UN family, we shall continue to engage the ...

Principal Judge Dr Flavian Zeija, also the deputy chief justice designate, has urged criminal investigation Police officers to prioritise investigations into Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases.

Standard Chartered Foundation launches the Women in Tech accelerator program in Uganda to equip women-led businesses with the ...

Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, “sexual violence and other traumatic experience ...

The UN refugee agency has stated that more than 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Dr. Paulina Chiwangu, the UN Women Uganda Country Representative, applauded the USE for its continued efforts toward gender inclusion. "For many years, UN Women has championed the Women's ...

Rape is being used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan, a UN agency warned on Tuesday, as the conflict marks its second year.

The camp, which opened in February this year, is already filling up; hosting some 120,000 refugees, mostly women and children ... Co-hosted by Uganda and the UN, the event aims to rally ...

Mugambe, who is also a high court judge in Uganda, was studying for a doctorate in law at the University of Oxford when the offenses occurred. According to her United Nations profile page ...

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