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Uganda and the refugee problem: challenges and opportunities

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  • Ahimbisibwe, Frank

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Uganda is one of the top refugee hosting countries in Africa and the world. It has been praised as a generous country with progressive refugee policies and laws that reflect the country’s national, regional and international obligations. However, a number of challenges ranging from increasing refugee numbers, protracted refugee situations, the burden of hosting of refugees, to limited resources and little international support threaten Uganda’s hospitality. This article looks at the major refugee protection challenges that confront Uganda. It further addresses some of the emerging opportunities which if seized could provide effective protection to the refugees. Finally, the paper concludes with policy implications.

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  • Ahimbisibwe, Frank, 2018. "Uganda and the refugee problem: challenges and opportunities," IOB Working Papers 2018.05, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
    • Handle: RePEc:iob:wpaper:201805
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    Uganda; refugees;

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