The European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Department has given WFP a cash grant of shs 20b to fight hunger in the Karamoja region and to support refugees. Uganda has over 1.3 million refugees with an increased stretch of the already limited resources ignited by the increasing numbers of new comers. “The recent
The European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Department has given WFP a cash grant of shs 20b to fight hunger in the Karamoja region and to support refugees.
Uganda has over 1.3 million refugees with an increased stretch of the already limited resources ignited by the increasing numbers of new comers.
“The recent arrival of thousands of new refugees into Uganda is stretching the already limited resources and the combined effects of consecutive years of below-average food harvests, poor livestock production and sharply rising food prices have left half a million people facing hunger in Karamoja,” Mr. Abdirahman Meygag, the WFP country director said.
Mr. Buno Rotival, the head of the EU humanitarian aid office in Uganda said that the WFP has been pivotal in the fight against hunger and supporting refugees.
“If we are to reach zero hunger by 2030, it is important that we do not leave any group of people behind. Refugees and the people of Karamoja have all been hit by shocks, and it is our duty to help them survive and thrive” – he added
According to the UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and the government, 8 in every 10 households in Karamoja are either critically food insecure or simply food insecure. Local authorities in Karamoja say that about 900 people could have died due to hunger this year.
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