Uganda continues to host one of the largest numbers of refugees and asylum seekers in the world. The large majority come from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, with others coming from Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia. Refugees face food insecurity, malnutrition, and limited access to sanitation, livelihood opportunities and healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health and rights. Young women and girls are left to resort to negative coping mechanisms and their rights are suppressed by negative cultural norms such as early marriage and traditional gender roles, which place them at higher risk of HIV infection and gender-based violence. UNFPA Uganda plays a leading role in ensuring access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health services, preventing and responding to GBV and empowering women, adolescent girls and young people in refugee-hosting districts and in emergency situations.
Results data are reported and updated as they become available.
- Targets and UNFPA's populations of concern, including women of reproductive age and pregnant women, are estimated using the MISP calculator.
- Funding estimates are based on country planning processes, including inter-agency humanitarian response plans and regional refugee and resilience plans.
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