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The Ugandan Catholic Church has joined its counterparts across African continent and around the world in expressing reservations on a pronouncement by the Pope Francis regarding blessing for same-sex couples.
As a way of compelling President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s government to repeal the Anti-Homosexuality Act, the Joe Biden’s US administration has reduced the support it has been offering to Uganda.
Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) still has a chance to have his name removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) and have the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reverse sanctions against him.
Heavy rainfall has caused flash floods across Uganda, damaging or even washing away roads and bridges. As the impoverished East African country stares at the adverse effects of climate change, government is seeking a World Bank loan to promote climate smart agriculture.
SANCTIONS: Main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has reacted to a decision by the US government to the addition of Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) commissioner general Johnson Byabashaija on the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List.
African ministers at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, UAE, have expressed disappointment with the slow progress regarding commitments by rich nations and big polluters to finance adaptation efforts for developing countries.
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) Commissioner General Johnson Byabashaija over allegations that he was linked to human rights abuses and violations, including rights for homosexuals.
Uganda’s health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has called on developed countries to consider debt relief for Global South countries like Uganda which are hardly hit by the negative effects of climate change yet they contribute less to the fueling of the climate crisis.
Uganda has sent a little over 600 delegates to COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). With about 100,000 delegates registered as delegates, this year’s climate summit is the most attended in the history of summits on the issue of climate change, spanning three decades.