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Child trafficking in Uganda often begins with false promises of education and employment. As criminal networks expand from rural communities to universities, experts argue that prevention must start in the classroom by teaching children how traffickers recruit, manipulate and exploit their victims.

Uganda is facing a disturbing rise in student suicides, with recent reports revealing that 20% of teenagers in some schools have contemplated taking their own lives. Mental Health Uganda recorded 1,023 cases of suicidal ideation in 2024 alone, with academic pressure, bullying, and family instability among the leading causes. Experts are calling for urgent reforms, including decriminalizing suicide and integrating mental health support into schools.

The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the deadlines for submission of Continuous Assessment (CA) scores for UCE and UACE candidates. Heads of schools are urged to submit the required scores by October 30, 2024, for Senior Four and November 15, 2024, for Senior Three. UNEB emphasized that candidates without CA scores will not be graded, underlining the critical importance of meeting the new deadlines.

LUCAS MUSISI Over 25,000 youth and adolescents are poised to benefit from a Shs 84.1 billion Uganda-UN joint adolescent and…

LUCAS MUSISI The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in Uganda has introduced comprehensive guidelines for operating the boarding sections…

C-News Bureau Chief In Uganda, the reliance on private educational institutions is significantly higher compared to neighboring countries, as highlighted…

LUCAS MUSISI In the latest edition of the World Bank’s Uganda Economic Update, disconcerting statistics shed light on the educational…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemns the brutal attack on Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District, Uganda.