Uganda is on the verge of hosting 2 million refugees as escalating crises in Sudan, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) drive hundreds of people to cross the border daily in search of safety and lifesaving aid.
More refugees seek safety in Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country, Uganda, as funding cuts hamper humanitarian support in one of the worst funding crises in decades.
Since the start of 2025, an average of 600 people per day have arrived in the country, with numbers expected to reach 2 million by year’s end.
Already Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country and the third largest globally, Uganda is currently home to 1.93 million refugees, over a million of whom are below the age of 18. Yet, the humanitarian response currently faces one of the worst funding crises in decades, says UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.