UNHCR Uganda

The official account of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Uganda. ⚠️ We hide or delete comments with hate/spam/misinfo/disinfo.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Beware of scammers

UNHCR or its partners NEVER charge an application or registration fee for job opportunities.

If in doubt, contact UNHCR Uganda for clarification:

📞 Toll-Free FRRM Hotline: [phone]
📧 Email: [email protected]

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

A pleasure to welcome Judith Maas, Director for Development Approaches to Forced Displacement at the Netherlands MFA, to the Kansanga Access Centre.

Through PROSPECTS, UNHCR and partners are supporting refugee inclusion, protection and sustainable solutions across Uganda. 🇺🇬🇳🇱

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

UNHCR services are free.

Never pay for
- Registration
- Resettlement
- Any other UNHCR services

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Thank you H.E. Katrín Einarsdóttir, Head of Mission at the Embassy of Iceland🇮🇸, for a productive discussion today with UNHCR Uganda Representative Margaret Atieno.

Iceland’s support helps refugees and host communities access education, health and WASH services. 🇺🇬

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Through UNHCR’s partnership with @Irish_Aid, protection services reach the most vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers, helping to ensure that those affected by displacement can access essential support. Go raibh maith agat, Ireland! 🇮🇪

@IrIEmbUganda @IEAmbUganda @UNHCRgov

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

102 suicide attempts. 24 deaths by suicide. In just the first half of 2026, among refugees in Uganda alone.

For refugees who've already lost so much, it doesn't take much more to lose hope entirely: funding cuts ending vital support, lack of food and clean water, obstacle after obstacle just to rebuild a life once already taken from them.

Many can't go home because it's still not safe, and the door to resettlement is nearly closed too. Many are left feeling stuck.

One death by suicide is one death too many. With humanitarians like Namanya, UNHCR is working to identify what's driving refugees to lose hope, and to prevent them from facing an unthinkable decision.

Your support helps refugees hold on to hope, even when everything else has been stripped away.

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

The Republic of Korea 🇰🇷  is helping make a difference in the lives of refugees and host communities across Uganda🇺🇬 by supporting the delivery of health and education services, providing opportunities to build more resilient futures.

@MOFAkr_eng @embassy_korea @UNHCRgov

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Ms. Margaret Atieno presented her credentials to Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation, formally assuming her role as @UNHCRuganda Country Representative in Uganda🇺🇬.
@UNinUganda @GovUganda @HonKyeyune @AtienoAMargaret

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

For refugees who prefer to live in urban areas such as Kampala, the Government of Uganda’s policy promotes self-reliance.

Please visit this link for available assistance in urban areas: https://t.co/w26zAOezqV

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Thank you to the EU Delegation🇪🇺 in Uganda🇺🇬 for supporting the construction of Rwekubo Health Centre IV.

New maternity and in-patient wards will serve refugees from Nakivale and host communities, helping reduce mortality rates in the community.

@eu_echo @EUinUG @UNHCRgov

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Are you a refugee or asylum seeker seeking assistance in Uganda🇺🇬?

📞 Call the UNHCR Uganda toll-free helpline directly at 0800323232 for support.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Behind every figure in Uganda’s refugee response are people navigating challenges, finding opportunities and building hope.

Please read their stories from 2025, a year of hard choices.

📖 https://t.co/IJi3izNqGT

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

EU Humanitarian Aid supports the delivery of lifesaving:

‒ Protection
‒ Registration
‒ GBV prevention and response
‒ Assistance for new arrivals

Thank you @eu_echo 🇪🇺 for supporting the refugee response in Uganda.

@EUinUG 🇪🇺 @LiamTheKelly @Refugees_EU

[Mamadou Dian Balde @mamadou_dbalde]

Kampala hosts one of the largest urban refugee populations in the region. The Kampala Capital City Strategic Plan is about making sure services and opportunities reach everyone, improving the lives and the city that so many call home.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Home is not something people walk away from lightly.

When people become refugees, it’s because they had no other choice.

Because staying is no longer safe. Show your solidarity with those forced to leave everything behind.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Being separated from their loved ones can have a devastating impact on refugees.

All families have a right to be together.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

When people are forced to flee, separated from support systems or left without protection, they become vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers.

We stand with survivors and reaffirm our commitment to protecting those forced to flee.

#EndHumanTrafficking

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

The right to seek safety is only the beginning.

The promise at the heart of the Refugee Convention is to help people forced to flee not only survive, but rebuild their lives and shape a better future.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

For everyone. Everywhere.

75 years ago, the world came together to make a promise: that people forced to flee war, violence and persecution would have the right to seek safety.

Today, with record numbers of people displaced, that promise matters more than ever.

[UNHCR Uganda @UNHCRuganda]

Being a refugee is just a chapter, not the whole story.

They are parents, students, neighbours, entrepreneurs, colleagues and friends, all with talents, ambitions and dreams.

[Ireland in Uganda @IrlEmbUganda]

This week, our Embassy team is in West Nile to reaffirm the critical role UNHCR plays in refugee operations - from registration, to tackling child protection & GBV challenges, UNHCR is delivering on its core mandate in a complex context.
#WorldHumanitarianDay #FurthestBehindFirst