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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative, Mr Matthew Crentsil, has expressed optimism that the refugee response in Uganda will be funded amid mounting concern of unprecedented shortfalls in funding.

Mr Crentsil said while there was heightened apprehension at the beginning of the year, several development agencies and donors have since responded positively, signalling good will to sustain the bulging numbers.

“…our apprehension at the beginning of the year, I am glad to say, is not the same as we speak today because of donors stepping up… That is why we can sustain support for the refugee programme up to now…we can at least sustain ourselves up to the end of the year and hopefully beyond that…Otherwise, by this time, we would have gone under the weather completely,” he said.

He was speaking at an event where the Austrian Development Cooperation announced a two-year donation of $2.8 million (Shs10.3b) towards improving water coverage and sanitation across refugee settlement camps.

The funds are to be handled by the UNHCR.

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