In strict adherence to the standard reflected under the globally-accepted eight Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) questions, the UBOS...

The ministry officials, however, stressed that they faced a few challenges as they implemented the NRM manifesto, including lengthy agreements on land acquisition, increased vandalism, activities of artisanal miners, and inadequate funding.

Ahimbisibwe called upon all stakeholders, such as ministries and local governments of affected areas, to stock health facilities and keep their communities up to date on evacuation plans.

The government is left with a task to create new policies and emphasize the need to develop strategies for building a sustainable resource base to finance Food and Nutrition Service interventions, for example, through attracting foreign direct investment into the agriculture sector and embracing a stronger financial commitment to increase public funding to agriculture and other sectors.

President Yoweri K. Museveni has emphasized the need for modern, cheap electricity in the country as a way to have successful businesses and improve the economy of the country.

In April 2024, Karuma Bridge was temporarily closed to heavy vehicles after an assessment established defects on its structures. The government has since contracted National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) and China Seventh Railway Group to repair the defects.

The WPS project enhances support to women peace-builders and women’s human rights defenders, integrating gender in risk reduction and humanitarian response, increasing the capacity of humanitarian actors on gender, and building women’s and girls’ resilience, including through economic empowerment and enhanced response to Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) stemming from insecurity in West Nile and Southwest regions.

Rt. Rev. Raphael P'mony Wokorach, the new Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, who was appointed by Pope Francis to replace...