Press release 2nd November 2018 Verification exercise confirms Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population, but funding fails to match Verification exercise confirms Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population, but funding fails to match. 19 NGOs call on international donors to share responsibility and increase funding Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 5th March 2018 Cholera outbreak in Uganda poses further risk to Congolese refugees “We urgently need more funds if we don’t want to lose more lives” Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 14th February 2018 Refugee influx into Uganda worrying, warns CARE International The majority of women fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda have experienced or witnessed gender-based violence and the bodies of dead refugee are being thrown into Lake Albert, putting millions at risk of disease. Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 7th February 2018 Armed conflict, sexual violence, torched homes and extrajudicial killings trigger more than 14,000 refugees to flee DRC in six weeks, says care international More than 14,000 refugees, the large majority women and children, have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Uganda since December 18th 2017, following increased conflict. CARE International staff who conducted a rapid assessment last week… Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 12th June 2017 South Sudanese Women and Girls Arriving in Uganda Traumatized from Sexual Violence Alarming health and safety risks for refugee women and girls fleeing South Sudan; urgent assistance needed Press release Crisis Response Gender Equality Uganda
Press release 5th November 2013 DR CONGO CARE calls for the continued protection of civilians CARE calls for the continued protection of civilians in DRC, and warns that the UN-supported Congolese army’s declared victory today over one of the main armed groups in the east of the country does not mean an end to a ruthless conflict that has been… Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 7th August 2012 DR CONGO Sexual violence rising due to escalating conflict CARE, one of the largest aid organizations worldwide, calls for total protection of women and girls in eastern DR Congo as the conflict in North Kivu enters its fourth month. Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 5th December 2008 UGANDA CARE distributes emergency supplies to DRC refugees Congolese refugees flooding into transit camps in neighbouring Uganda desperately need food and emergency supplies, says CARE emergency staff in Matanda transit camp. CARE has already distributed 2,000 tarps in the camp, after more than 11,000 people… Press release Crisis Response Uganda
Press release 2nd July 2008 HORN OF AFRICA Crises reach emergency levels Large areas of the Horn of Africa are facing - or rapidly sliding into - a state of humanitarian emergency with more than 14 million people requiring urgent food aid and other humanitarian assistance over the coming months. Press release Crisis Response Uganda
