Situation Report: Northern Uganda - from a forgotten war to an unforgivable crisis - the war against children, Heloise Ruaudel and Andrew Timpson

This brief analysis seeks to draw attention to one of the most serious internal displacement crises in Africa. It provides some context to the ethnic and geographical divisions affecting modern Uganda, particularly in the context of Acholi relationships with the rest of the country. The paper examines the origins of the 20 year insurgency in northern Uganda and why the scale of the humanitarian emergency has been ignored for so long. The war in northern Uganda is above all a war against children.

An overview is provided on the impact of the war on the rural populations in northern Uganda and the inadequate humanitarian response to the high levels of internal displacement.