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General Background
The unprecedented mass influx of refugees into Uganda since 2016 has put enormous pressure on the country’s resources, in particular health and education services. As of April 2024, Uganda hosts 1673716 refugees and asylum seekers in the country. including from South Sudan (56.2%), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, 31%), Burundi (2.6%), Somalia (3.1%) , Eritrea(3.0) and Rwanda (1.5%) and others. 91% of the refugees stay in the settlement while 9% are residing in the urban areas of Kampala and others . The refugees and asylum seekers are hosted in the districts of Adjumani, Obongi, Yumbe, Koboko, Terego, Madi Okollo, Lamwo, Kiryandongo , Kikuube, Kyegegwa, kmawenge, Isingiro and urban Kampala. Since January 2024, there has been a continued influx of refugees from the Sudan and DRC, with a total of 59,043 new arrivals between 1 January and May 2024. This trend is…
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