Host Must Work #WithRefugees in Protecting the Environment
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Editor’s Note: This post was published by Refugee Law Project on 20 June 2019
Since June 20 was declared World Refugee Day by the UN General Assembly in 2000 the number of refugees and other forced migrants has escalated dramatically. 105 years since the World Day of Migrants and Refugees was instituted by Pope Pius X in 1914, and 68 years since the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was established, Uganda is currently hosting 1,257,729 refugees and asylum seekers (figures as of 30 April 2019) – the highest in Africa and equivalent to the population of Mauritius. The 2019 theme, “Take a Step #WithRefugees – Protect the Environment”, was commemorated at Alaba Primary School Football Ground in the country’s largest refugee settlement, Bidibidi in Yumbe District, is very timely!
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Well said! For Uganda’s case, refugee management is already integrated into the National Development Plan II, and its current draft (NDP III). “Vision of Host Communities” appears a rather new phrase that perhaps require further discussion, and I hope one of the ways of finding coordinated response to environmental protection is through this dialogue and further engagements with people within our reach. Thank you once again for checking the side and for the insightful comments. Your frequent visits and comments are highly appreciated.