Uganda: More Than 1,000 Displaced Families Still Stuck in Camps

Much as the government announced in 2006 that it was safe for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Uganda to return to their villages, several vulnerable people including the elderly, child-headed fam ilies and widows have failed to leave the satellite camps.

Statistics from aid agencies indicate that at least 1,000 households in Lango sub-region are embroiled in a number of struggles ranging from lack of manpower to build houses in their respective villages and land wrangles.

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