Government, IGAD Launch Five-Year Plan To Transform Karamoja Livestock, Peace And Livelihoods

Church of Uganda launches emergency food relief for hunger-hit Karamoja communities

KOTIDO, UGANDA — 18 August 2026 — The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has flagged off an emergency food relief distribution exercise in North Karamoja Diocese as the Church intensifies its response to the prolonged hunger crisis affecting communities in the Karamoja Sub-region. The intervention follows […] The post Church of Uganda launches emergency food relief for hunger-hit Karamoja commun…

Uganda, IGAD and Partners Consult on Five-Year Karamoja Livestock and Peacebuilding Programme

KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and development partners have begun consultations on a five-year programme aimed at transforming livestock production, strengthening peacebuilding and improving resilience in the Karamoja sub-region. The proposed Integrated Livestock Development, Peacebuilding and Resilience Enhancement for Sustainable Livelihoods in Karamoja (ILPRE-Karamoja) was unveiled o…

Government pledges to shoulder Karamoja security as IGAD tables Shs15.1 trillion transformation plan

Government vows to carry Karamoja’s security burden as IGAD unveils a five-year livestock and peace plan under the Shs15.1 trillion regional blueprint. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has moved to the front of government’s renewed effort to transform Karamoja, pledging a firm security guarantee for the sub-region while cautioning that years of scattered, thinly spread interventions must give way to a single, disciplined strategy. Dr. Edith Namut…

IGAD Regional Dialogue Sets New Course for Agri-Food Transformation under Kampala Agenda

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17 August 2026 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with support from the African Union Commission, the World Bank, AUDA-NEPAD, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today opened a two-day Regional Dialogue on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Fifth Biennial Review Report, Performance and Lessons Learned. The dialogue, taking place from 1…

Government, IGAD Launch Five-Year Plan To Transform Karamoja Livestock, Peace And Livelihoods

The Government of Uganda, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and development partners have begun consultations on an ambitious five-year programme aimed at transforming livestock production, strengthening peace and security, and building resilient livelihoods in the Karamoja sub-region. The proposed Integrated Livestock Development, Peacebuilding and Resilience Enhancement for Sustainable Livelihoods in Karamoja (ILPRE-Karamoj…