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Michael Oyat, Principal Social Development Officer MoLGSD facilitating during a recent training in Jinja. The training was meant to equip contractors in oil and gas with knowledge on human rights in business

Human Rights are as important to business as profits, oil companies told

Every time a country discovers oil, it comes under scrutiny and so its not surprising that the spotlight is now on Ugandan activities in the oil-rich Albertine region. Last year, the European

June 19, 2023

News & Analysis

Benard Mujuni is a Social Capital, Policy and Legal specialist

Uganda’s GDP as a measure of progress and the paradox of Middle-Income status

By Benard Mujuni Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as a total sum and measure of all goods and services produced and sold in a given time. The growth rate of GDP

August 20, 2022

News & Analysis·Thought Leadership

From Intention to Outcome: Assessing Government of Uganda’s Investment in a Just Post COVID-19 Recovery

By Benard Mujuni The COVID-19 pandemic that has had a devastating impact globally has not spared Uganda’s economy. The Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development has seen an increase in demand

August 6, 2022

News & Analysis

L-R: Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development of the African Union, Amb. Minata Samaté Cessouma Uganda's Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development Amongi Betty and Commissioner for Rights and Equity Uganda Benard Mujuni at the meeting in Addis this week.jpg

Uganda New Head of African Union’s Social Development Committee

Uganda has been elected as the new Bureau for the African Union (AU’s) Specialized Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment, a position that accords the country a higher profile in running

April 9, 2022

Global News·News & Analysis

COVID-19 Pandemic and Uganda’s Need for Equitable Social Targeting and Registry

By Benard Mujuni Uganda’s development agenda is anchored on Social development, which underpins context of poverty, equity, social inclusion and social protection floor that require effective targeting of the vulnerable persons in

June 22, 2021

Thought Leadership

Challenging Dynamics of a “Workplace” Under Covid-19 Pandemic

By Benard Mujuni Uganda has so far a registered total of over 120 private licensed companies to place Ugandan migrant workers abroad. As of Nov 2019, over 100,000 Ugandan migrant workers had

December 21, 2020

Thought Leadership

Uganda’s working poor and the COVID-19 Caring Economy

By Benard Mujuni Uganda, according to UBOS Uganda Demographic Household Survey 2018, has over 12.6 million workers in the informal sector. 60% of these are the working poor, who never save a

December 14, 2020

Thought Leadership