Refugees with specific needs, including survivors of violence, older persons or persons with disability, and unaccompanied minors face risks that if not identified and addressed, can have serious, even life-threatening ...

The increased desire by the youth to seek employment opportunities outside Uganda has led to a steady rise in incidents of human trafficking. Indeed, transnational trafficking—a silent and often invisible activity—is by ...

During 2020, governments in many developing countries introduced severe restrictions on economic activity and mobility to curb the spread of COVID-19. In Uganda, public transport and non-essential businesses were closed ...

Two decades of implementation of the Universal Primary Education Policy in Uganda, have been associated with notable achievements regarding increase in enrolment and investment in primary education by both the public and ...

The overall object of the National Local Content Bill, 2020 therefore is to impose local content obligations on ALL persons using public resources or carrying on an activity under a license in Uganda. The Act applies to ...

This edition of the Economic & Social Rights Advocacy (ESRA) Brief, which has as its theme, “The Protection and Respect for Economic and Social Rights During and Post the COVID-19 Pandemic,” is timely, motivated as it is ...

The Global pandemic has resulted in a multitude of crises affecting Low Income Countries (LICs). LICs in general are witnessing fiscal challenges in form of shrinking revenue collections, and burdensome debt repayments. ...

Countries in the East African Community (EAC) have continued to witness an escalating debt situation that has now been worsened by the COVID-19 driven crisis. Even before the pandemic, EAC countries had already accumulated ...

The East African Community (EAC) States are exporters of mainly primary products, concentrated in the agricultural sector. In 2005, the EAC adopted EAC Custom Union and one of the objectives was to increase the variety and ...

At the introduction of UPE, much responsibility was conferred on the inspection function to particularly quality assure the inputs, processes and outcomes of the UPE. While there have been significant achievements by the ...