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Currently, no climate or gender policy addresses the links between climate events and the risk of violence

Climate-induced displacement, while essential for survival, brings significant health challenges, especially for women, who face disproportionate difficulties accessing healthcare, food, and shelter during and after migration.

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) through the Department of Refugees has committed to use findings from a recent survey report to address violence against refugee children and youths in the country.

The first-ever Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) in Uganda’s refugee settlements reveals high rates of emotional, physical, and sexual violence affecting children's well-being. Nearly 50% of 18-24-year-old males and females experienced at least one form of violence before age 18. Conducted from March to April 2022, the survey shows that many children's first encounter with violence occurred after arriving at the settlements. Dr. Chi-Chi Undie, Research Director of Baobab RPC, emphasized the importance of these findings, urging further action to address the violence and support vulnerable children in Uganda's refugee communities.

The first ever Violence Against Children Survey to take place exclusively in a humanitarian setting (HVACS) reveals that children across refugee settlements in Uganda experience high levels of emotional, physical, and sexual violence, which have a major impact on their wellbeing, including their physical and mental health, and their schooling. In fact, nearly 50% of 18-24 year old females and males experienced at least one of these forms of violence before age 18.

The inaugural Humanitarian Violence Against Children Survey (HVACS) conducted in Uganda has revealed alarming levels of violence among children in refugee settlements. The survey, the first of its kind in a humanitarian context, found that nearly 50 percent of individuals aged 18-24 experienced at least one form of violence—emotional, physical, or sexual—before the age of 18.

A recent report reveals a troubling rise in violence against nearly half of children and youth in Uganda's refugee settlements, with boys increasingly becoming victims. The study found that almost 50% of males and females aged 18-24 had experienced some form of violence before adulthood.

A recent study reveals a troubling rise in violence against nearly half of children and youth in Uganda’s refugee settlements, with boys increasingly becoming victims. The study found that almost 50% of males and females aged 18-24 had experienced some form of violence before adulthood.

Nearly half of females and males in refugee settlements of Uganda have experienced violence during their childhood years. This underscores the need for stakeholders to work with District Child Refugee Welfare Committees to address the plight that refugee children experience. The Principal Probation and Welfare Officer in the Ministry of Gender was speaking during the launch of the 2022 Report on Uganda Humanitarian Violence against youth and children.

A new report has revealed widespread violence against children in Uganda’s refugee settlements, with a staggering 73% of girls and 53% of boys experiencing sexual violence after arriving at the camps.

73 percent of girls and 53 percent of boys experience sexual violence while 67 percent of girls and 43 percent of boys experience physical violence after arriving in the settlement.