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UNICEF is proud to be part of the Uganda United Nations Joint Adolescent and Youth Programme- #UNJAYP , working towards empowering adolescents & youth to realize their full potential.

#YouthEmpowerment #InvestInUGchildren #UNJAYP Uganda

Ongoing at Imperial Golf View Hotel, Entebbe is Day 1 of the Uganda United Nations Joint Adolescent and Youth Programme (UNJAYP) orientation meeting!

UNJAYP aims to help adolescents and youth across 8 Ugandan districts reach their full potential.
#UNJAYPUganda

Speaking at the #UNJAYPUganda orientation workshop, Ms. Gift Malunga Country Representative UNFPA, expressed her delight in being part of the activity. She commended the Government of Uganda for its commitment to adolescent and youth well-being and...

🚀 Hon Dr Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi., Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, has committed to supporting the #UNJAYPUganda programme and anticipates a swift rollout. “Let's make it happen!”💪✨. He said this during the National Orientation for the A&Y Programme in Entebbe.

This morning UNFPA Uganda joins 12 other UN agencies at the national orientation of the Uganda @UN Joint Adolescents and Youth programme #UNYJP . Launched in 2023, the programme aims at enabling adolescents and youth (10 – 30 years) to realise their full potential to achieve #SDG

#Happeningnow ! We are building bridges & connecting dots! Our 53 Resident Coordinators in #Africa are engaging with UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 Regional Directors on deploying regional UN expertise at the country level to fast track #SDG accelerators at scale & with a sense of urgency!

Happening Now: National Orientation of the Uganda-UN Joint Adoloscents & Youth Programme. The objective of the programme is to enable Adolescents and Youth (10 to 30yrs) realize their full potential, simultaneosly driving progress in key strategic priorities for 🇺🇬 & #SDGs

We are honored and thank Excellencies Amb Minata SAMATE and EU Delegation to AU Ambassador Javier NIÑO PÉREZ for their leadership & engagement with El Hillo! and DCO team to continue to support #SpotlightEndViolence regional response to sexual gender-based violence and harmful practices in #Africa

Wonderful few hours with Rotary appreciating their work in women's empowerment. An increasingly important piece of empowerment is mental health, a huge piece of which is ensuring the physical health of our brains, the foundation of all our actions & contributions in the world.

Uganda's efforts to build a climate-resilient agricultural system using the #ParishDevelopmentModel : Hon Hon. Kyakulaga Fred Bwino MP is representing Uganda 🇺🇬at the 33rd Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for Africa ( #ARC33 ), in Rabat, Morrocco.

W/MAAIF 🇺🇬

More here 👉rb.gy/o2qa81

Rotary fellowship event focused on empowering women, with keynote speaker Susan Namondo Ngongi emphasizing the importance of women's mental health. She also urged women to mentor young women and girls. #WomenEmpowerment

Pleased to meet today H.E. Ms. Robinah Nabbanja Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah. PRIME MINISTER, the Prime Minister and the leader of Government Business in the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.

I thank Uganda for active engagement in the #UNGASustainabilityWeek and the commitment to find meaningful

On 16 Apr, Amb. Sasayama held a Joint Press Conference for 🇯🇵’s 2024 contribution in support of refugees and host communities, and Vulnerable Population in Karamoja, with Hon. Lillian Aber & 3 UN agencies. The projects implemented for people of 🇺🇬 with total budget of USD 4.3m🤝

Today, UN led by Susan Namondo Ngongi joined Lillian Aber & Embassy of Japan in Uganda 🇯🇵 🇺🇬 at Uganda Media Center for Japan's US$4.3M contribution to support Uganda's efforts for refugees, host communities, & Karamoja response.

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The United Nations office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) says it is committed to preventing crimes in Uganda.

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#VisionUpdates

We thank ECA Claver Gatete & UNDP Africa Ahunna Eziakonwa for their leadership & strategic guidance as Vice Chairs of #Africa Regional Collaborative platform in support of Resident Coordinators & country #UNSDG teams engine room actions to fast track #SDGs accelerators

This Sunday the UN in Uganda will join Buganda Kingdom for the #KabakaBirthDayRun . Together we can end AIDS by 2030.

In 2023, WFP reached 1.8 million people in #Uganda
🫘1.4 million refugees received food/cash assistance
📚216,000 children received school meals
👩‍🌾36,000 smallholders supported to farm as a business
Want to learn more? Our Annual Country Report is out: shorturl.at/DEMU5