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The NPA was created by the Ugandan Parliament in 2002. The mission of the NPA is to produce comprehensive economic development plans for the country. NPA is also mandated to coordinate development planning in the entire country, and to advise the executive branch on the best policies and strategies for the development of the country.
Patrick Bitonder Birungi is a Ugandan economist, academic and corporate executive, who serves as the executive director of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), effective 4 April 2019. [1] UDC is a Uganda government-owned company, established in 1952, that is mandated to promote investment in the country and to manage government-owned ...
Since 1995, Uganda has experienced rapid economic growth, but it is not clear to what extent this positive development can be attributed to Structural Adjustment. [25] Uganda is a member of the World Trade Organization , since 1 January 1995 and a member of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , from 25 October 1962.
UNICEF Uganda aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals in line with the Government of Uganda's vision for 2040, Third Ugandan National Development Plan 2020-2025, and forms an integral part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Forum for Uganda 2021-2025, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework. [10] [11] [12] [13]
The water and sanitation sector was recognized as a key area under the 2004 Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), Uganda's main strategy paper to fight poverty. [13] A comprehensive expenditure framework was introduced to coordinate financial support by external donors, the national government, and non-governmental organizations.
The Parish Development Model (PDM) is a government-led initiative in Uganda aimed at transforming subsistence households into the money economy and lifting 17.5 million Ugandans in 3.5 million households out of poverty. The PDM initiative was launched on 26 February 2022 in the eastern district of Kibuku. by the President of Uganda Yoweri ...
The dancers shook their hips to the beat of drummers who led the way, anticipating the start of mass circumcision among the Bamasaaba people of Uganda’s mountainous east. The king, known as the ...
The two largest power development projects in the country are the 183 megawatt Isimba Hydroelectric Power Station, expected online in 2016, [3] and the 600 megawatt Karuma Hydroelectric Power Station, expected online in 2018. [4] According to a 2012 published report, Uganda was considering the use of nuclear energy for electricity generation. [5]