Cash assistance from EU and WFP empowers Uganda’s most vulnerable refugees

Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan Source: World Food Programme KAMPALA, Uganda – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a EUR 3 million contribution from the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) to provide life-saving food assistance to 336,000 refugees in Uganda. WFP, in partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and UNHCR, will deliver the assistance through digital cash transfers via