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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Japan contributes USD 9.8 million to support efforts towards refugees and host communities, border security as well as COVID-19 response in Uganda
KAMPALA, 20 April 2021, The Government of Japan in March committed approximately US$ 9.8 million to support refugees and host communities as well as border security, with a strong focus on mitigating the COVID-19 impacts, over a period of one year from April 2021 to March 2022.
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Counter-Trafficking: IOM Hands Over National Action Plan and Referral Guidelines
The two instruments were printed under the Better Migration Management Programme, funded by EUTF and the German Government.
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IOM, Government of Japan Support Training of Immigration Officers on Maritime Border Security
This was the first in a series of trainings on maritime border security, under an IOM project funded by the Government of Japan.
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Denmark, IOM Extend More Support to Entebbe Airport on COVID-19
Support is part of the Denmark-funded project to tackle COVID-19 at Uganda's Points of Entry.
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Uganda Marks International Migrants Day with Virtual Event
The Theme of the event was Reimagining Human Mobility, with a focus on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.
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Over 100 stranded Ugandan Women Provided with Return Assistance from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kampala/Riyadh – On Tuesday 1 December 2020, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 105 stranded Ugandan women, including victims of trafficking, to return home from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). They were stranded due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: IOM holds UK-funded cross-border meetings and assessments
Officials from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and United Republic of Tanzania call for harmonised East African approach to COVID-19.
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Starting a new life in the unknown – how cultural orientation in Uganda prepared me for Norway
One refugee's story - from Kalembe (Democratic Republic of the Congo), through Kampala (Uganda) to Kristiansand (Norway), where he now works for the Municipality.
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UK Gives £1.3 Million to Fight COVID-19 in Uganda
Activities funded by the UK grant are being implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and IOM
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IOM Supports Voluntary Return of Ugandan Women Stranded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
IOM assistance eventually went to the 113 most vulnerable migrant women, who had no other means to return to Uganda and had tested free of COVID-19.