Uganda's lesson in how to treat refugees

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Uganda's lesson in how to treat refugees Uganda took in more refugees than any other country last year - mostly fleeing the conflict in South Sudan - and has been praised for its open-door policy.

22 Jun
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War - an orphan's poem Patricia Mercy, 16, lost both her parents in the conflict in South Sudan and is now a refugee in Uganda. She wrote a poem about her experience.

15 Dec 16
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Where has all the food aid gone? The UN says aid agencies are struggling to cope with the huge numbers of people arriving in Uganda after fleeing civil war in South Sudan.

26 May
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Famine hits war-torn South Sudan A state of famine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, the first globally since 2011. Alastair Leithead reports.

21 Feb
From the section Africa

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South Sudan in 105 seconds South Sudan is the world's youngest country and much of its recent history, both before and since independence, has been characterised by violence.

27 Oct 16
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Uganda's Punishment Island When Mauda Kyitaragabirwe got pregnant in pre-independence Uganda, her parents sent her to Punishment Island, with the expectation she would die there.