Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement
Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement | |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 69,127 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in Kamwenge District in southwestern Uganda. It is home to nearly 70,000 refugees.[3][2]
The Rwamwanja camp is managed by the UNHCR and the Ugandan Office of the Prime Minister's Department of Refugees (OPM). Services to refugees are implemented by a host of "implementing partner" NGOs, principally the Lutheran World Federation, the Windle Charitable Trust, Africa Humanitarian Action and African Initiative for Relief Development. [1]
Most of the current residents of the Rwamwanja settlement are Congolese nationals who fled the M23 rebellion and the broader Kivu conflict beginning in early 2012.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rwamwanja Fact Sheet 2014. UNHCR (Report). UNHCR. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Uganda - Hoima -Rwamwanja". DRC Regional Refugee Response Information Sharing Portal. UNHCR. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Mafaranga, Hope (21 April 2012). "Tension as Congo refugees take over Rwamwanja camp". New Vision. Retrieved 5 December 2014.