Publication: Violence Against Children: Prevention and Response
Date
2020-01
ISSN
Published
2020-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Uganda is the largest refugee-hosting
country in Africa and the third-largest worldwide. Because
of ongoing conflicts and instability in the Democratic
Republic of Congo and South Sudan, Uganda is hosting over
1.33 million refugees and asylum seekers. The prolonged and
steady influx of refugees has far-reaching implications.
Refugee-hosting areas are among the poorest and
least-developed areas in the country. Women and children
comprise eight-two percent of Uganda’s overall refugee
population. The country is likely to continue experiencing
an influx of refugees as it continues to implement its
open-door policy. This note provides practical guidance on
how to effectively identify, assess, and manage the risk of
violence against children (VAC) in a context of a
development response to forced displacement. It is intended
to help government and non-government actors involved in the
design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the
Uganda Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project
(DRDIP) ensure that there are effective mechanisms in place
for the identification and response to risk of VAC.
Citation
“World Bank. 2020. Violence Against Children: Prevention and Response. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33573 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”