The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva presents its compliments to THE EXECUTIVE to the United nations and has the honor to address the latter regarding the candidature of Ms. Winnie Byanyima for the post of Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and inform as follows;

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: President Yoweri Museveni has told the World Food Programme to empower refugees with vocational skills than can help them get employment in the urban areas rather than support them to go into production which is a potential area of conflict with host communities.

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Hon. Maj. Gen. (RTD). Kahinda Otafiire, has told the 2017 General Assembly of the World Intelectual Property Organization that protection of Traditional Knowledge and the country’s genetic resources, from misappropriation, is a key ingredient of Uganda’s  National Intellectual Property strategy for promoting creativity and innovation amongst its indigenous peoples and local communities to promote access to alternative health care, food security, preservation of biodiversity and sustainable development.”

Ugandans living in the various parts of the world convened in Kampala for a Dialogue on Diaspora Resource Mobilization and Utilization. The Dialogue organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) focused on the theme, 'harnessing Diaspora participation and contribution to Uganda's transformational agenda.'

Uganda has signed a framework contract with a Germany Company, GAUFF Engineering, to develop an inland harbor on Lake Victoria.