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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okr-10986-247362021-05-25T08:50:15Z An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management World Bank Group refugees legal reform development development assistance community empowerment socioeconomic impact 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. 2016-08-01T15:45:11Z 2016-08-01T15:45:11Z 2016-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26602948/assessment-ugandas-progressive-approach-refugee-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24736 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Uganda |
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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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An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management |
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An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management |
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An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management |
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An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management |
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An Assessment of Uganda's Progressive Approach to Refugee Management |
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assessment of uganda's progressive approach to refugee management |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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