“Thousands of people, including refugees, continue to be caught up in the ongoing El Niño-triggered heavy rains and severe flooding sweeping across East Africa. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is particularly concerned about thousands of refugees and other displaced people being forced to escape once again for their lives after their homes were washed away,”- […]

“…tens of thousands of migrants – many fleeing wars and poverty in Africa, the Middle East and Asia – have reached Britain in recent years by crossing the English Channel in small boats on risky journeys organized by people-smuggling gangs…” Background UK and Rwanda governments agreed on a scheme in April 2022 to send anyone […]

Makerere University’s Freedom Square was illuminated with cultural exchanges and festivities on Saturday, April 20, 2024, as the institution hosted the United Nations International Chinese Language Day. Organized by the Confucius Institute at Makerere University, the event drew a diverse crowd including secondary school students, undergraduates from Makerere University, and students from Luyanzi Technical Institute […]

Journalists in Kampala have been tipped on reporting for under covered or underreported stories such as Migration, refugee crisis, gender based violence among others. The training being conducted by Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) in partnership with UNESCO, is focusing on enabling and supporting young journalists to understand the underreported stories in the society and how […]

Social protection and labour migration experts from ECCAS Member States have laid out a draft roadmap

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called on all governments and authorities along the central Mediterranean migrant route to enhance regional cooperation to ensure the safety and protection of migrants. IOM says this should be done, regardless of their status and across all stages of their journeys. This migration route is utilized by Africans […]

“…In 2020, Mathare Social Justice Centre (MSJC) located in Mathare near Eastleigh, partnered with Counter Human Trafficking Trust-East Africa (CHTEA) to document and follow up cases of human trafficking and smuggling in Nairobi. The Eastleigh cases were among the priorities as there was an alarming increase in the frequency of this kind of cases every […]

Climate-induced migration, activists and stakeholders have pushed for youth-focused strategies in a bid to address the urgent challenges faced by young people amidst the climate changing patterns.

When two elephants fight, it is the grass that faces the wrath of the ensuing ferocity between the two belligerents. This aphorism aptly describes the current situation in Sudan, where innocent civilians bear the brunt of power-hungry factions engaged in a cruel war, each vying for dominance. As the United Nations (UN), along with a […]