Kampala; The UK is pleased to announce they have committed £500,000 (over $708,000) to UNICEF Uganda’s COVID-19 appeal – vital support that will benefit over 1.8 million people across Uganda. The funding will support an increase in oxygen production and delivery and improve the availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at selected health facilities, to keep […]
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Kampala; The Ministry of Health has received three ambulances procured with support from United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF and financial assistance from the Government of Sweden. The ambulances will be deployed in Pakwach, Madi–Okollo and Obongi District Local Governments in the West Nile Region, to support timely referral and transportation of women and children with […]
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received US$4.4 million (app. UGX 16 billion) from the Government of Swedento support Uganda’s COVID-19 humanitarian response and efforts towards the continued delivery of essential health services for pregnant and breastfeeding women,newborns, young children, and adolescents. The new funding will target beneficiaries in the districts of Iganga, Isingiro, […]
Read MoreDespite progress, a pregnant woman or newborn dies somewhere in the world every 11 seconds NEW YORK/ GENEVA/UGANDA: More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released today by United Nations groups* led by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Since 2000, child deaths […]
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UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Dear children of today and of tomorrow, Thirty years ago, against the backdrop of a changing world order – the fall of the Berlin Wall, the decline of apartheid, the birth of the world wide web – […]
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The new guidelines, which are coming into force after 18 years, will ensure that children in conflict with the law receive child-friendly justice services Kampala: The Uganda Police Force and UNICEF—United Nations Children’s Fund—have launched Diversion Guidelines that allow children below 18 years who commit petty offences to be rehabilitated instead of being tried in court. […]
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Kampala: The UK Government is supporting the Government of Uganda’s response to fight malaria among the most vulnerable, particularly women and children. In Uganda, malaria, a preventable and treatable disease, kills 14 children under five years every day. The five-year support worth two hundred and six billion shillings that started in 2018 and will end […]
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New doses to vaccinate more than 18 million children against Measles and Rubella in September 2019 Kampala: Over 20 million doses of Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine have arrived in Uganda. The vaccines, procured by UNICEF with financial support from Gavi, will protect more than 18 million children aged 9 months to 14 years against Measles and Rubella […]
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New grant to support the construction of WASH facilities at health centres and schools to meet national standards Nearly 20,000 children in West Nile will benefit from improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, thanks to a grant from the Government of Iceland. The funding is targeting four health centresand seven schools with limited WASH […]
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The Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has contributed 2 million Euros – 8 billion Uganda shillings – to UNICEF’s emergency nutrition and education response to the South Sudanese refugee crisis in Uganda. “With over 2,000 South Sudanese refugees arriving in Uganda every day since July 2016, Uganda is now host […]
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