Bidi Bidi refugee settlement
The Bidi Bidi refugee settlement is located in the Yumbe province in northwest Uganda . 227,909 people who fled the civil war in South Sudan since 2016 live in Bidi Bidi . It is the second largest refugee settlement in the world (as of July 2019).
The refugees are registered and, in addition to food parcels and water cans, receive a small plot of land on which they can build accommodation with the materials provided.
Web links
Commons : Bidibidi Refugee Settlement - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gioia Forster / dpa: Model country Uganda: Does the special refugee policy work? August 17, 2017, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Nina Strochlic: In Uganda, a unique urban experiment is under way. In: National Geographic. March 14, 2019, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ FROzine - Weltempfänger: Refugee camp Bidi Bidi. In: Radio FRO. January 26, 2020, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Uganda: "Bidi Bidi" now the world's largest refugee camp. In: TOGETHER FOR AFRICA. April 18, 2017, accessed April 12, 2020 .
- ^ Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Uganda. UNHCR Representation in Uganda, July 31, 2019, accessed April 12, 2020 .