The European Union (UN) has doubled its funding for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which aims to improve the living conditions of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda. The news comes as the United Nations says the number of South Sudan refugees in Uganda is now more than one million – with an average of 1,800 arriving at the country each day.

EU doubles funds for refugees

On August 17, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) confirmed that Uganda is now home to more than a million refugees from South Sudan. In the same statement, it called upon the international community to increase donations for humanitarian aid.

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