Reflection on our Commemoration Journey. Looking back in our history, Uganda over time has put population issues at the centre of its development plans and programmes.
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The Districts constituting Acholi and Lang Sub-regions note that according to available evidence, the region is faced with many problems that increase inquality within the population but also disparities among regions.
The district representatives also recognise that such disparities lead to poor service delivery and many are left behind in terms of development.
The district representatives undertake to lead in executing this declaration and ensure all stakeholders abide by it.
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UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. We are also the leading United Nations agency that supports Government of Uganda to generate data for planning and decision making. We ensure empowerment of women, adolescents and young people to live their dream and fulfill their potential. UNFPA is active in 54 districts across Uganda, including those that are hosting refugees.
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This thematic report explains the social determinants of health and the quality life based on the 2014 Census report. The report makes the case for the urgent need to tackle the immediate causes of death and morbidity among women, newborns, adolescents and youth, while putting in longer-term efforts to strengthen the health system and address the social determinants of health.
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Innovation at UNFPA includes leveraging and developing game-changing new technologies. However, innovation is not just about products or technology. We also work on innovations that adapt things that work to different contexts, or that represent incremental improvements. UNFPA aims to inclusively co-create and scale up solutions that are evidence driven, sustainable and open.
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Guided by the various policy scenarios, harnessing the demographic dividend has become the defining message about the connection between family planning and accelerated economic growth for socioeconomic development. The Demographic Dividend report, has continued to guide discussions on population issues in Uganda. The presentations “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend” have catalyzed national discussions on family planning and population issues to the extent that, we see a changed stance on family planning and population messaging by President Museveni, than never before.
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More than ever before, there is global consensus that the path to sustainable development for the next 15 years must be built on a foundation of equality, inclusiveness and universal enjoyment of rights. Several studies have further indicated that closing the gender gap can accelerate development. In this regard, all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address issues of gender equality and ensuring that nobody is left behind. Goal 5 and 10 are specific on gender equality and addressing inequalities. SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, calls for gender equality and empowerment, including but not limited to ending all forms of violence and discrimination against all women and girls, as well as ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Uganda is one of the top ten countries in the world that hosts the largest number of refugees. As of August 31st, 2017, the number of refugees arriving in the country had reached 1,355,764 more than at any time in the country’s history. Eighty six percent of the refugees are women and children below 18 years . UNFPA plays a leading role in ensuring access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services; preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV); and empowering women, adolescent girls and young people in refugee hosting districts. Since 2013 UNFPA has been working closely with the Government of Uganda, sister United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations and other partners to ensure that sexual and reproductive health is integrated into emergency programming.
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Uganda is one of the top ten countries in the world that hosts the largest number of refugees. As of October 1, 2017, the number of refugees arriving in the country had reached 1,381,207 more than at any time in the country’s history. Eighty six percent of the refugees are women and children below 18 years . UNFPA plays a leading role in ensuring access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services; preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV); and empowering women, adolescent girls and young people in refugee hosting districts.
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Uganda’s labour force must be well educated and endowed with high quality skills that will make the country competitive in the global market. In order to achieve this, investments must be made in improving school completion and transition rates for girls and boys across all educational levels as these are indicated in this report as existing gaps in education.
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