Top Govt Officials Denied US Visas for UN Meeting
Vice President Jessica Alupo heads a five-member team after visa limits cut Uganda’s usual UN gathering delegation to 30 to 50 officials, sources said.
- Vice President Jessica Alupo arrived in New York on Monday leading Uganda's delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, accompanied by only four officials due to United States visa restrictions.
- US visa operations in Kampala were temporarily paused earlier this year, and health-related entry measures remain in place despite the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention clearing Uganda of Ebola on August 27.
- Selected from an initial list of 11, the five-person delegation includes Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi and Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare, representing a sharp reduction from typical delegations of 30 to 50 officials.
- Representing President Yoweri Museveni, Alupo is scheduled to address the 193-member General Assembly, carrying out Uganda's diplomatic role despite the severely constrained delegation size.
- The 81st UNGA session opens today under the theme 'Restoring trust, managing transformation,' reflecting rising stakes in international diplomacy and multilateral norms established 81 years ago after World War II.
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Uganda’s delegation to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York has been reduced to just five people after several senior government officials were denied US entry visas, according to Uganda’s Daily Monitor.
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