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Pader district, Awonodwe village. Students coming back from school. Life is going back to normal again in this village whose inhabitants recently returned after having fled in 2002, due to the conflict in northern Uganda.
Years of armed conflict in Northern Uganda between the Lord's Resistance Army and the government of Uganda drove people from their homes, into camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Following the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement of August 2006, an ever-increasing number of people have returned (or have begun the process of returning) to their villages of origin. Thousands of others are still living in camps for the displaced, but enjoy increased access to arable land.  Key document30-5-2008 In northern Uganda, the ambulance is a bicycleWhat to do when the patient is too sick to walk and there is no money to pay for an ambulance? Just send a family member to the nearest health centre to fetch the special bicycle donated by the ICRC. Iolanda Jaquemet reports on this new and affordable mode of medical evacuation in northern Uganda. See also video clip. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 28-5-2008 Uganda: building on current successes for long-term stabilityFood and economic security have improved in Northern Uganda over the last three years. But much remains to be done. While witnessing some positive results from the ICRC and other humanitarian programmes, Peter Schamberger, the ICRC's outgoing coordinator for economic security for Uganda, cautions on the need to avoid complacency. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Interview Includes Photo 8-5-2008 Uganda: ICRC activities January to March 2008 The ICRC is active in various regions of Uganda, working with national, regional and local authorities, as well as the Uganda Red Cross Society, helping internally displaced persons, reuniting families, improving living conditions and promoting international humanitarian law. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Operational update Feature21-5-2008 Uganda: starting again from scratchSecurity has improved in Northern Uganda, and many among the internally displaced are returning to their homes. After years of absence, the challenges are many. Iolanda Jaquemet reports on the returnees' experience, and on the ICRC programmes that aim at helping the more vulnerable start a new life. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 8-5-2008 Uganda: an HIV-clouded pregnancy – and yet, a smileMargret Achieng is HIV-positive and about to deliver. But, thanks to a new programme put in place with the support of the ICRC, her baby should not be infected. Iolanda Jaquemet reports from Northern Uganda. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 1-10-2007 Uganda: promoting community health in GuluLabworomor health centre in Gulu district has made a remarkable difference in the lives of thousands of local residents and internally displaced people. However, the small four-roomed building that houses the clinic has not been spared by the 20-year conflict that has ravaged northern Uganda. Journalist Denis Ocwich reports on the ICRC's comprehensive effort to rehabilitate 13 dilapidated health centres in the region. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 28-9-2007 Uganda: water and sanitation project restores hope in IDP campsWith a population of 46,000, Pabbo is the largest internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in the Gulu district, filled with rural folk who fled the countryside in the early 1990s due to armed conflict. Ugandan journalist Denis Ocwich reports on an ICRC water and sanitation project that has given rise to new hope by improving health in the camps. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 31-8-2007 Relief for the displaced of rural UgandaThe ICRC is continuing to deliver seeds and essential assistance items to hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by conflict in northern Uganda. Ugandan journalist Denis Ocwich reports on a delivery of supplies to a remote camp for displaced persons. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Feature Includes Photo 27-2-2007 Uganda: a lesson in courage given by women In northern Uganda, almost 1.5 million people, most of whom are Acholis, have had to abandon their villages and their fields and seek refuge in camps for internally displaced persons. Some of them have been living in these camps for ten years. They have tried to recreate a community there. But it has been difficult. (Focus\Women and war) Feature Includes Photo Field newsletter22-2-2008 Uganda: 2008 health activities in northern districtsDetails of the ICRC's programmes, focussing on water and sanitation and other aspects of community care, in areas that have been affected by the conflict. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Field newsletter Includes PDF ICRC film30-4-2005 Forgotten victims: ICRC in Northern UgandaWe meet the children who have taken shelter in camps for the displaced in Northern Uganda, fleeing attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Kenneth and his friends tell of their daily struggle for survival. The film shows how the ICRC works in the camps alongside the Uganda Red Cross Society to help people who have been displaced by conflict. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\From the field) ICRC film Includes Video Operational update24-1-2008 Uganda: ICRC activities July to September 2007The ICRC, working with the Uganda Red Cross Society, remains active in northern Uganda, helping internally displaced persons, trying to put dispersed families back in touch and promoting international humanitarian law. The ICRC also visits detainees in Uganda. (The ICRC worldwide\Africa\Uganda) Operational update Photo Collection30-3-2007 Uganda: improving the lives of over half a million displaced people It is estimated that the decade-long conflict in Uganda has forced over 1.7 million people from their homes into camps for the displaced. In February-March 2007, the ICRC distributed substantial aid to some 560,000 displaced people currently living in camps, returning to their homes or resettling after years of displacement. (Info resources\Photos\Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo 17-2-2006 Uganda: twenty years of conflict After two decades of fighting between the Ugandan authorities and the Lords Resistance Army there remains little sign of a peaceful solution. In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation, the ICRC resumed its field activities in 2004, suspended three years earlier after the killing of six staff members in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (Info resources\Photos\Africa) Photo Collection Includes Photo Video Collection23-7-2008 In northern Uganda, the ambulance is a bicycleWhen the pain in John Owor's ulcerated leg got too great to bear, his son called out the bicycle ambulance. They had no money to pay for a car so this was the only way John Owor could reach the nearest health centre. The bicycle ambulances are proving popular – so far the ICRC has supplied 15, and more are on the way to help people living in rural parts of northern Uganda. See also feature article. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video 1-8-2006 IHL training for the Ugandan military and policeIn 2006, the ICRC produced an 11-minute video about the integration of the basic principles of international humanitarian law into the doctrine, training and operations of the Uganda police and defence forces. (Info resources\Video) Video Collection Includes Video Other site |
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