While yesterday’s ceasefire is a sign of political progress, efforts to support the more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda remain grossly under resourced, and host communities are being pushed to the breaking point.
While yesterday’s ceasefire is a sign of political progress, efforts to support the more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda remain grossly under resourced, and host communities are being
The sheer numbers that we are seeing today are cause for genuine concern.
Peter Kamalingin
Oxfam’s Country Director in Uganda
Notes to Editors
- Oxfam is responding in partnership with Ugandan partner-organizations under the coordination framework of the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda (OPM) and the UNHCR.
- Oxfam’s response addresses the immediate humanitarian and protection needs of refugees and host communities, while also providing longer term support to help rebuild people’s lives and livelihoods. The intervention will include provision of water, sanitation facilities like latrines and bath shelters, hygiene promotion and the provision of energy-efficient cooking stoves.
Contact Information
For more information on Oxfam’s Uganda response, or to arrange an interview with Oxfam's Country Director in Uganda, Peter Kamalingin, contact:
Dorah Ntunga in Kampala: dorah.ntunga@oxfamnovib.nl on +256 774853745
Aimee Brown in Nairobi: abrown@oxfam.org.uk on +254 736 666 663