Refugee hosting and settlement in Uganda

Uganda, including Kiryandongo and Kampala

People fleeing conflict may settle in neighbouring or more distant countries. Uganda’s refugee response includes settlements and urban residents, so a single national total does not describe one settlement’s population or service needs.

The 2026 Sudan response plan distinguishes observed populations from planning targets. These are different measures: a target describes the response being planned, not the number already reached.

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Recall the evidence

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Evidence and its scope

Claim	Period and scope	Source
The response plan reports that Uganda hosted over 1.96 million refugees and asylum seekers at the end of December 2025. historical evidence	End December 2025 Refugees and asylum seekers hosted in Uganda	Open source Checked 2026-10-07
Of the estimated Sudanese refugee and asylum-seeker population in Uganda, the plan places 85% in Kiryandongo and 10% in Kampala. historical evidence	End December 2025 baseline in 2026 plan Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda, not all refugees	Open source Checked 2026-10-07

Possible requirement roles

Migration and population changeDefine the origin, destination and period.; Distinguish internal migration from international movement.; Use evidence about differing household choices.
Urban growth and changeIdentify the city and its national context.; Connect opportunities and challenges to growth and migration.; A transport project covers only part of a whole-city case.

Practise using the evidence

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Percentage change · Population density · Source evaluation

Compare with Adapting livelihoods in the Mekong Delta

Compare the drivers, destinations and timescales of movement. Avoid calling every environmental change a measured migration cause.

Adapting livelihoods in the Mekong Delta

Explain one similarity or difference using evidence from both cases.

Check the comparison

Use a shared criterion, explain the geographical process and keep each source’s period and boundary. Different totals may reflect different definitions or populations. A comparison needs more than two separate descriptions.