Following intense fighting in the Republic of Sudan, over twenty thousand refugees who have managed to flee the war have made their way into Uganda.
They are mainly composed of women, children and youth. Those arriving from Sudan are being verified and settled in Kiryandongo refugee settlement.
Despite reduced funding, the UN World Food Programme Regional Director for Eastern Africa, Michael Dunford has made a scheduled visit to Kiryandongo as the world food programme responds to a humanitarian call and also supports operational and logistical efforts involved in providing essential aid to the refugees.
It has been more than a year since two army generals plunged Sudan into civil war, resulting in over two million people fleeing the country, with about 15,000 seeking refuge in Uganda. Sudanese refugees, once flourishing in their homeland, now face the harsh realities in a settlement camp in Kiryandongo.
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Currently Uganda is hosting close to 1.6 million refugees who fled fighting in neighboring Sudan.
Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement is the main camp located in Bweyale in Kiryandongo, Uganda.
It accommodates a number of foreigners from 1990 up to date. The foreigners were displaced from their original homeland due to internal and external pressure against them.
The Settlement hosts different tribes with different languages, cultures, and religious beliefs. Over time, the different tribes emerged within the settlement negatively impacting the host community, and the main change over time that can be seen in the settlement is the development of infrastructure.
