Japan gives UNICEF US$1.5 million to improve tracking of under-immunized and unimmunized children

Japan gives UNICEF US$1.5 million to improve tracking of under-immunized and unimmunized children

Kampala; The Government of Japan has provided a US$1.5 million (UGX5,710,860,000) contribution to the United Nations Children’s Agency – UNICEF, to support the Government of Uganda to improve tacking of under-immunized and unimmunized children at community level. UNICEF will utilize the funds to roll out a digital health information system that will help reach unimmunized and […]

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 Peter Ogwang praises development of Women’s Football 

Peter Ogwang praises development of Women’s Football 

The State Minister for Education in charge of Sports Hon. Peter Ogwang has said he is honoured to have graced the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Cup 2022 Women’s football tournament in Njeru, Jinja. The Minister said Football as a sport has been dominated by male gender especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, this […]

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 Japan Government releases US$10m for South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan host communities in Northern Uganda

Japan Government releases US$10m for South Sudanese refugees and Ugandan host communities in Northern Uganda

The Government of Japan has contributed US$10 million (approximately 35.9 billion Uganda shillings) to the UN refugee agency – UNHCR (US$4 million), UNICEF (US$3 million), and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) (US$3 million) to support the emergency response to South Sudanese refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda.  Since violence broke out in South […]

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