United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and Refugee Crisis Management in West Nile, Northern Uganda
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2023-11-17
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Kampala International University
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the contributions of United Nations High Commission for Refugees in refugee crisis management in west Nile, northern Uganda. The objectives of the study were to establish the effect of United Nations High Commission for Refugees
(UNHCR) on refugee protection, secondly to assess the effect of UNHCR on management of health and thirdly to examine the effects of UNHCR on management of feeding and shelter among refugees in West Nile, Northern Uganda. The study adopted a cross sectional research design was information was obtained from 166 and 8 quantitative and qualitative respondents respectively. The information was provided according to the study instruments. The analysis was both descriptive and inferential analysis. Findings on the first objective indicate that United Nations High Commission for Refugees had a 30.6% effect on refugee protection in West Nile, Northern Uganda. The findings indicate that United Nations High Commission for Refugees significantly is correlated to refugees on refugee protection in West Nile, Northern Uganda Secondly it was found that United Nations High Commission for Refugees alone had a 17.3% affect refugee protection in West Nile, Northern Uganda. United Nations high commission for refugees significantly is correlated to refugees on management of health and Thirdly United Nations high commission for refugees alone had a 4.4% effect on management of feeding and shelter in West Nile, Northern Uganda. United Nations High Commission for Refugees affects management of feeding and shelter in west Nile, Northern Uganda. The study concluded that UNHCR has provided moderate effects on refugee protection in West Nile, Northern Uganda. The findings indicate that stretches for development of the refugee protection can be generate by the UNHCR activities especially in liaison with the ministry of internal affairs through the office of the prime minister. Secondly, the study concludes that UNHCR has generally provided avenues needed in ensuring refugee protection among the refugee camps. Thirdly, the study conclude that United Nations high commission for refugees affect management of feeding and shelter in west Nile, Northern Uganda. Based on the study, the researcher concludes that UNHCR has affected the management of feeding and shelter services provision to the people of west Nile. The study recommended for refugee security implementation needed in ensuring the provision of the information to develop security amongst the refugees. Secondly, in ensuring that the UNHCR activities are provided, there is need for health cautions through sanitation and health trainings aimed at enabling the provision of information to refugee management significant to generate the health needs. Thirdly, Management of shelter and feeding services need to be enhanced, effectively controlled and managed in order to improve and develop functional activities geared or connected towards the generation of proper feeding.
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A Dissertation Presented to the College Of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Master of Arts in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies of Kampala International University
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UNHCR, Refugee Crisis Management, West Nile, Uganda