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Oliji refugee settlement was established on 1 January 1991 to host mainly the South Sudanese refugee influx fleeing their country of origin since 2013 due to the South Sudan war. [ 1 ] Social Services
Uganda's longtime President, Yoweri Museveni, was a personal friend of South Sudan rebel leader John Garang and supported the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), which fought for the region's independence. A day before South Sudan voted on a cessation referendum, Museveni came out vocally for separation, saying, "…unity should be ...
Ethnic Acholi people fleeing the Sudan People's Liberation Army from Parjok in South Sudan were settled in Kiryandongo after temporarily being held in Kitgum and Masindi. During the 1990s the Sudanese refugees were joined by Ugandan Acholi IDPs from the LRA-affected areas of Gulu and Kitgum. [12]
Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting nations in the world, [1] [2] with over 1,529,904 refugees (as of 28 February 2022 [3]).Most of the refugees in Uganda come from neighboring countries such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo [4] [5] due to the economic and political instability. [5]
By the end of 2016, 25,212 South Sudanese refugees were received at Palorinya. [2] As of May 2018, there were approximately 166,000 people from South Sudan living in the settlement. [ 1 ] In June 2023, the population was 124,632 according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Uganda Map. Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting nations in the world, [1] [2] with 1,529,904 refugees (as of 28 February 2022 [3]).The vast influx of refugees is due to several factors in Uganda's neighboring countries, especially war and violence in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [4] and associated economic crisis and political instability in the region.
Water solar pump system which pumps water and produces 200,000-300,000 litres of water per day helping to raise the amount of water each refugee household gets from the initial average of 5-7 litres per day to 18 litres per person per day. [21] [22] Water trucking; The main organization dealing with water in Rhino camp is Danish refugee council.
Bidibidi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp located in Yumbe District's West Nile sub-Region in Uganda.It is one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, housing approximately 285,000 refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan as of late 2016.