The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. The ministry is responsible for the coordination of all refugee matters in the country. It is also responsible for national preparedness for disasters, including floods, landslides, earthquakes, droughts, and famine.[1]
 Coat of Arms of Uganda | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Type | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Uganda |
| Headquarters | Twin Towers Sir Apollo Kaggwa Drive Kampala, Uganda |
| Ministry executives |
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| Website | Homepage |
Hillary Onek is the minister of disaster preparedness and refugees.[2][3]
Location
editThe headquarters of the ministry are located in the Twin Towers, Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are: 0°18'58.0"N, 32°35'11.0"E (Latitude:0.316111; Longitude:32.586389).[4]
Overview
editThe ministry is part of the office of the prime minister of Uganda (OPM).[1]
Administrative structure
editThe cabinet minister is assisted by Minister of State for Relief and Disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru.[2][3] Christine Guwatudde Kintu is the ministry's chief accounting officer.[1]
List of ministers
editMinister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees
edit- Hilary Onek (23 May 2013 - present)[5]
- Vacant (11 April 2013 - 23 May 2013)
- Stephen Mallinga (27 May 2011 - 11 April 2013)[6][7]
- Tarsis Kabwegyere (1 June 2006 - 27 May 2011)[8]
- Moses Ali (24 July 2001 - 1 June 2006)[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c OPM (13 October 2016). "Welcome to the Office of the Prime Minister". Kampala: Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda (OPM). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b Monitor Reporter (6 June 2016). "First lady named Education minister". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ a b Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Location of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Cabinet". Uganda High Commission in Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Mukasa, Henry (28 May 2011). "Museveni Names New Cabinet". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Minister Mallinga dies". Monitor. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Ministries Allocated". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 11 December 2014) on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Moses Ali". Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. Retrieved 30 August 2022.