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Delegation Report

Between 25 January and 5 February, a six person delegation of civil society members travelled to meet international policy and decision-makers in an appeal to become involved in the resolution of an 18-year conflict that is devastating the people of Northern Uganda, especially its children.

Read here the report of the delegation's findings.

Delegation Biographies

Information sources

NEW! WCRWC's No Safe Place to Call Home: Child & Adolescent Night Commuters in Northern Uganda - July 2004

NEW! Brief Presentation by CSOs in Gulu to the OCHA Donor Support Group, by Paul Rubangakene - 16 June 2004

NEW! IRIN News story - Interview with Carol Bellamy, UNICEF Executive Director- 31 May 2004

"Uganda's social and economic progress will not continue unless there is peace throughout the country. The plight of a million children in the north directly affected by the conflict is a matter of urgency for us as humanitarians, for the government of Uganda, which has direct responsibility for its people, and for all of us as human beings."

- Carol Bellamy, UNICEF Executive Director

NEW! The Responsibility to Protect: A Plan of Action for Northern Uganda - Policy Options for the Government of Uganda, Government of Canada, and the International Community - May 2004

NEW! Brief Presentation by CSOs in Gulu to Ms Carol Bellamy - 26 May 2004

Northern Uganda: Understanding and Solving the Conflict. Report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) - 14 April 2004

State of Pain: Torture in Uganda - March 2004

Human Security Update Northern Uganda - March 2004

Position of the Coalition for Peace and Justice in Northern Uganda - 26 January 2004

A Mother's Plea for a Missing Daughter - Article from The Globe and Mail - 26 January 2004

The Origins and Activities of ‘The Coalition for Peace and Justice in Northern Uganda’ - 22 January 2004

"when the sun sets we start to worry..." An Account of Life in Northern Uganda. Publication by UN OCHA- January 2004


The Ugandan army has been unable to protect people in the villages from LRA attacks.
Credit: Sven Torfinn (2002)

Purpose

The purpose of the program is to respond to the humanitarian/human rights crisis and mobilize action towards peace in Northern Uganda.

War in Acholi. "What can we do?" by Father Carlos Rodríguez (Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative) - June 2003

 

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