In Nakivale Refugee Resettlement in Isingiro District, refugee leaders are in a state of panic and tension after the abrupt closure of an emergency food assistance program. The program which provided crucial food assistance to newly arriving refugees has ended due to dwindling donor funding.
after the abrupt closure of an emergency food assistance program. The program which provided crucial food assistance to newly arriving refugees has ended due to dwindling donor funding.
Funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the program provided essential food relief to over 900 refugee households, covering approximately 18,000 individuals. The closure of this humanitarian initiative comes at a difficult time, coinciding with the World Food Programme's reduction in rations, exacerbating an already dire situation.
Civil society organizations and the Office of the Prime Minister have raised an urgent call for humanitarian assistance as refugee numbers in the country's settlements surge.
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