Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 29 2020
Fisheries Protection Unit officials with fishermen who were found with illegal fishing gears at Kisenyi Landing Site in Buikwe District on December 2, 2018. Some fishermen claim they have been subjected to torture. PHOTO/FILE/DENIS EDEMA.
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Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda, the UPDF Chief of Land Forces, told the fishing community of Kandege Landing Site in Namayingo District at the weekend that the President has received reports of their alleged torture by the FPU.
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Fishermen accusing the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU), a marine section of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), of torture have been told to produce evidence in order to be compensated.
UNDP and KOICA project fosters unity, food security and empowers refugees and host communities
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Uganda’s open-door policy to refugees has seen the country host over 1.4 million refugees, largely from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, with many joining communities in Acholi and West-Nile sub-regions.
Many refugees in Uganda live in extreme poverty, often leading to food insecurity and environmental degradation in host communities. With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the resultant reduction in food rations in refugee settlements has amplified existing challenges.
The ‘Uganda Host and Refugee Community Empowerment Project implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is helping refugees and host communities sustain livelihoods and improve the well-being of refugees and host communities.