REFUGEE OFFICE HEADQUARTERS

The headquarters for the Department of Refugees-under the Office of the Prime Minister, is situated at Old Kampala, Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road. It houses the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees which is responsible for refugee management, settling refugees, programming and coordination of refugee actors and activities

REFUGEE SETTLEMENT

Refugees are settled within refugee gazetted settlements, that are integrated within local communities. There are a total of 13 refugee settlements found in 11 Local Government Districts, where they are supported with relevant services. Some refugees have settlement on their own onto urban centres that are outside the settlements, especially in Kampala.

Each of the 13 settlements is coordinated by the Settlement Commandant (SC), who has semi-autonomous authority for managing and supervising the settlement matters.

REGIONAL DESK OFFICES

Coordination of refugees at the settlements by the Office of the Commissioner for Refugees is done through the Regional Desk Offices (decentralized structures). There are 4 Regional Desk Offices, namely; Mbarara Refugee Desk, Hoima Refugee Desk, Adjumani Refugee Desk and Arua Refugee Desk.

Each Regional Desk is headed by a Regional Desk Officer (RDO), who is vested with authority to coordinate and manage regional refugee matters and supervision of settlements that are within the respective regions.