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Do you have what it takes to be ‘Ambassador For A Day’? British High Commission Kampala & partners; Embassies of Denmark, Sweden & UN host 10 Ugandan winners

The UK with partners; Royal Danish Embassy, Embassy of Sweden and United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator in Kampala proudly support Ambassador for a Day 2023, a competition for International Women’s Day. Ambassador for a Day is a global initiative, held annually, offering exciting opportunities for young women to become an ‘Ambassadors for a […]

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Government of Sweden announces new funding to UNICEF for improving the lives of mothers and children in Uganda

Kampala: The Government of Sweden has today announced new funding to UNICEF to improve the lives of mothers, children and youth in Uganda under the agency’s new Country Programme 2021-2025. The five-year funding worth 165,000,000 Swedish Kronor (app. UGX 67 billion/US$18,7 million) will be utilized by UNICEF to support the most vulnerable and underserved women […]

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Sweden contributes nearly $4 million to support maternal and child health in Uganda

The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) through the Swedish Embassy in Kampala has contributed 35 million krona – about 4 million US dollars – to support maternal, newborn and child health programmes in Uganda’s West Nile region. The support is expected to reach an estimated 135,000 pregnant women and over 300,000 children with key health […]