Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees (Uganda)

Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees
	Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	Twin Towers; Sir Apollo Kaggwa Drive; Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executives	Hillary Onek, Minister of disaster preparedness and refugees; Musa Ecweru, State minister of disaster preparedness and refugees;
Website	Homepage

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]

Hillary Onek is the minister of disaster preparedness and refugees.[2][3]

Location

The 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

The ministry is part of the office of the prime minister of Uganda (OPM).[1]

Administrative structure

The 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]

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References

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.
Monitor Reporter (6 June 2016). "First lady named Education minister". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
Google (13 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

External links

Website of the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda

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[We-1] 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.

[Numbers-2] Monitor Reporter (6 June 2016). "First lady named Education minister". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[New-3] Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[4] Google (13 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 October 2016.