An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management
Refugees in Uganda are either self-settled or live in organized settlements that cover approximately 350 square miles of land set aside by the government of Uganda. Many refugees, especially in the northern districts, are in protracted displacement...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26602948/assessment-ugandas-progressive-approach-refugee-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24736 |
| Summary: | Refugees in Uganda are either
self-settled or live in organized settlements that cover
approximately 350 square miles of land set aside by the
government of Uganda. Many refugees, especially in the
northern districts, are in protracted displacement, and the
Ugandan constitution prohibits the naturalization of an
offspring of a refugee, even if he or she is born in Uganda
and even if one parent is Ugandan. Some refugees have the
option of returning to their country of origin, and some can
resettle in a third country, often in the West, but doing so
is expensive and not viable at a large scale. This study
includes a legal and policy analysis and a socioeconomic
impact assessment, the former complementing the latter. The
impact of legal and policy frameworks on the refugee
situation in Uganda are analyzed, as are the social and
economic impacts and the contribution of the current policy
framework on these outcomes for the refugees. The study
employs qualitative and quantitative research methods and
covers refugees in rural and urban sites in Uganda. The
study’s primary focus is on the socioeconomic impact of
Uganda’s refugee law on the refugees themselves. This focus
and the tight timeframe did not allow the team to assess the
socioeconomic impact of the presence of refugees on host
communities. That will require a separate and broader study. |
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