OCHA Situation Report
Uganda
Report for October 2007
13 November 2007


The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office 
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources 
including United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, the 
Red Cross movement and the Government of Uganda.

HIGHLIGHTS

- New population movement figures available: 97% of former IDPs in Lango 
have returned to villages of origin

- River blindness reported in Kitgum and Pader Districts

- 13,000 displaced Congolese seek refuge in Uganda from tensions in 
eastern DRC

I. SECURITY AND ACCESS

SECURITY

The security situation in Northern Uganda remained relatively stable 
during the reporting period, although seven non-aggressive incidents of 
suspected activity by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) were reported. 
This is the highest number since April 2007. The seven incidents 
included two food raids, three sightings and two reported surrenders. 
Criminal activity, including the potential involvement of excombatants, 
continued to be reported. Several incidents related to ordinary criminal 
activities also occurred, including theft, breaking and entering, 
banditry and vehicular accidents were perpetrated against humanitarian 
staff. In Kitgum district, an aggressive attack by illegally-armed 
Karimojong was also reported.

Within Karamoja, aggressive Karimojong activities reached their highest 
levels since March 2007. Disarmament operations by the Uganda People's 
Defence Force (UPDF) also increased and have been met with resistance. 
In total, eight ambushes resulted in two deaths and two injuries (one 
NGO staff; one escort soldier); two robberies and one shooting of a 
commercial vehicle. Seventeen attempted cattle raids were recorded, nine 
successful. Two rapes and two UPDF-Karimojong clashes were also 
reported.

ACCESS

In northern Uganda, most areas remain accessible without the use of 
military escorts, including in Karimojong-affected parts of Pader 
district, where use of military escorts was previously recommended. 
Access restrictions continued to be experienced due to the impact of the 
flooding and water-logging, primarily in eastern Uganda, as well as in 
northern Uganda. A prolonged dry spell during October helped improve 
access to some areas. However, although some roads dried out, many 
remain in bad condition with rough and sometimes unusable surfaces. 
National authorities began to carry out road repairs, but progress has 
been slow.

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