Modalities of united statelessness
Uganda hosts the largest population of refugees in Africa, and has a progressive ‘open-door’ refugee policy. Uganda’s refugee settlements are not fenced-in camps. They constitute huge tracts of land,¹ in which refugees are encouraged to farm, make a living and trade with hosting communities (see Fig...
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| Published in | Mapping Crisis p. 217 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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University of London
14.09.2020
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| Summary: | Uganda hosts the largest population of refugees in Africa, and has a progressive ‘open-door’ refugee policy. Uganda’s refugee settlements are not fenced-in camps. They constitute huge tracts of land,¹ in which refugees are encouraged to farm, make a living and trade with hosting communities (see Figure 9.1). Many of these settlements contain ‘old caseload’² from as far back as the 1950s, from events such as the ‘Acholi Wars’ and the Rwandan genocide. In settlements near remote borders, arriving ‘new caseload’ refugees are typically instructed to go to certain hillsides in huge designated areas and settle on a plot 50 metres |
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| ISBN: | 9781912250332 1912250330 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv14rms6g.17 |