A snapshot of the Consolidated Appeal for Uganda for 2000

How much is required?
Total of US$ 56 million for:

Water & Environmental Sanitation: US$ 656,000; Health & Nutrition: US$ 1 million; Food Security & Production: US$ 31.2 million; Education & Psycho-Social Support: US$ 2.5 million; Emergency Response & Preparedness: US$ 1 million; Multi-Sectoral Assistance to Refugees: US$ 19.6 million

WHERE IS IT HAPPENING?

Uganda has been the scene of skirmishes and violent attacks between the Government of Uganda People's Defense Force and on different fronts the Allied Democratic Forces and the Lord's Resistance Army, respectively. These violent military activities resulted in massive displacement of populations within and across Uganda's national border as well as the forceful relocation of some 9,000 persons by the Government in January this year.
Humanitarian organizations will prioritize assistance to populations in Karamoja who were afflicted by both military attacks and a drought that caused widespread crop loss, followed by severe food shortages. Relief agencies will also address the needs of conflict affected persons in Gulu, Kitgum, the Rwenzori region (Kabarole, Bundibugyo, Kasese) and Karamoja, and provide protection and assistance to refugees in Uganda. Particular attention will be paid to addressing ongoing emergency food aid needs for IDPs in Bundibugyo and critical transitional food security support to Sudanese refugees and affected populations in Gulu, Kitgum and Karamoja.
Uganda's neighbours include the Sudan (North), Kenya ((East), Tanzania (South) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (West).

WHAT IS OUR COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN?

To (a) target humanitarian aid to regions affected by conflict or natural disasters; (b) assist refugees and host communities through initiatives encouraging self-reliance; (c) improve emergency preparedness among humanitarian actors; (d) increase access to basic services; and (e) ensure prompt and effective response to address existing and arising emergency needs of the war-affected, refugees and IDPs.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CONSTRAINTS WE FACE?

Unsafe access: due to continued military activities.
Funding: lack of resources has limited efficiency of integrated approach to emergency needs and initiatives geared towards self-sufficiency.

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE?

Encourage self-reliance among refugees and host communities to satisfy their most basic needs and initiate productive activities.
Improve children's access to education. In addition, providing them with psycho-social support and assisting in securing their release from abduction by the LRA.
Improve food security and malnutrition levels by encouraging agricultural recovery, by providing health and nutrition education, and undertaking the rehabilitation of health facilities. In addition, improve access to safe water and adequate sanitation facilities.
Reinforce local communities' coping mechanisms.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO NOT GET THE RESOURCES?

Critical needs of displaced and populations affected by war and/or drought will not be met thus increasing the number of vulnerable populations.
Efforts to reinforce local capacity to monitor and respond promptly and efficiently to arising crisis would be lost.
Vulnerable populations, particularly formerly abducted children, would lose the opportunity of having access to protection and psycho-social services.
Close to 200,000 refugees in Uganda would be deprived of the opportunity of achieving food self-sufficiency provided by the Government and supported by humanitarian organizations.

Please find more information on the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals for 2000 at http://www.reliefweb.int/appeals