abundant labour force, geographical location and trade, water resources, industrialization and agriculture. On the other
hand, the fundamentals include: infrastructure for (energy, transport, water, oil and gas and ICT), Science, Technology,
Engineering and Innovation (STEI),land, urban development, human resource, and peace, security and defense.
It is envisaged that the Uganda Vision 2040 will be implemented by Government, Civil Society and Private Sector
through measures undertaken under short and medium term National Development Plans.
ARTICLE 23: The Right to National and International Peace and Security as affirmed by the Charter of the United
Nations & African Union
Legislative Measures:
Uganda is a signatory to the Statute of the International Criminal Court ( also known as the Rome Statute and has
domesticated it by passing the ICC Act (2010) and also creating a War Crimes Division of the High Court.
In addition, in 2002 Uganda enacted an Anti terrorism Act to define and facilitate the work of security agencies and the
population as they fight terror.
Other Measures:
Uganda continues to support the ICC and even hosted the Review Conference in 2012.
National Peace and Security: Government of Uganda has created a specialized unit in the Uganda Police Force to deal
with terrorism. The country has also created the Joint Anti terrorism Task Force (JATT) to coordinate the activities of all
security agencies in the fight against terror. This operational mechanism has successfully apprehended a number of
terror suspects and prevented another terror attack on the country since the July 2010 bombings in Kampala.
International Peace and Security: Uganda continues to play an important role in regional Peace and Security in the
Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. The country has contributed about 6,000 peace keeping troops to African
Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM)
The African Union initiated and established a regional Task Force (RTF) of the AU to hunt down rebels of the lord
Resistance Army, LRA. This initiative is supported by the United Nations by the implementation of the regional strategy
against the LRA on adoption by the UN Security Council on the 29 June 2012. Under this mandate the Government of
Uganda working with its neigbours has for more than 5 years now, deployed about two thousand (2000) UPDF soldiers
to South Sudan and Central Africa Republic to fight the LRA.
Following the Crises in the Central African Republic, the Government of Uganda benefited from a Memorandum of
understanding between African Union and Central African Republic to reiterate the African Union (AU) position in its
efforts to rid the region of the terrorist organization, the LRA.
The efforts have been revived towards implementing the initiatives.
In addition, Uganda currently chairs the International Conference of the Great lakes Region which has intervened to
bring peace to the eastern Part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 5 ICGLR summits have been hosted by
Uganda in this regard. Government of Uganda also continues to host peace talks between the protagonists.
ARTICLE 24: The Right to a General Satisfactory Environment
Legislative and Other Policy Measures:
Article 39 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda provides that every Ugandan has a right to a clean and healthy
environment. The Government of Uganda has continued to ensure that the environment is not degraded. The
Government has set up The Environment Protection Police as a specialized unit within the Uganda Police Force to
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