(GBV). It combines the essential medical and legal services that victims of these crimes need in one place so they can deal with the situation comprehensively, sustainably and holistically. It is designed with the objective of bringing as one package all the key services to support victims of GBV, including medical treatment, legal advice and psychosocial support. ? Youth Representation in National Parliament: Article 78, section 2 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda provides for special interest representation of women, youth, workers, army and persons with disabilities. The current 10th parliament of Uganda includes of 5 representations of youth. Youth representation provides an opportunity for youth to articulate their interests to the national legislative body ? The Uganda Investment Authority's One Stop Centre (OSC): this is a service designed to expedite the investment process by bringing under one roof all aspects of the business licensing and establishment process as well as all accompanying issues of regulatory compliance, including taxation, registration, immigration and work permits, land acquisition and verification, as well as environmental certification and approval requirements. This mechanism has made clear improvements to the business environment and improved Uganda's ranking on the doing business index. ? Uganda's Approach to Management of its Oil Resources: Uganda discovered commercial reserves of crude oil as early as 2006, but it has yet to start actual production. In an attempt to avert the all too frequent case of oil production destroying the rest of the economy, the Government of Uganda took some steps that put it apart from most other resource-rich countries. To mention a few examples, the Government decided (i) to build a refinery so as to add value to the crude rather than export it in its “raw” form; (ii) to delay oil production until the refinery was built; and (iii) to use oil revenues only for financing development projects to the exclusion of recurrent expenditure. As the recent conclusion of an agreement with a consortium of companies to build the refinery shows, this policy is already paying dividends. Other African countries have a lot to learn from this practice. ? The AskYourGov.org web site helps members of the public get the information they want from Uganda public authorities. The facilities provided by this website are backed up by the Access to Information Act that was issued in 2005, which according to CSAR 2017 makes Uganda the first African country to do so. ? Refugee Integration. Refugees based in rural areas in Uganda do not live in camps. Instead, they live in settlements and are provided with plots of land for agricultural use so they can sustain themselves and integrate better in the host country. This policy extends to all refugees, regardless of ethnicity or country of origin. As such, it is hardly surprising that Uganda is widely cited as a model at the global level when it comes to the treatment of refugees. Cross-cutting Issues & general conclusion xlix. Despite commendable progress achieved in dealing with governance and socio-economic development challenges since the first APRM review in 2008, the CRM noted that Uganda faces some challenges that are of a persistent and recurring nature, often relevant to all four APRM thematic areas and therefore potentially posing threats to Uganda's socio-economic and sustainable development that require a holistic approach. The cross-cutting issues underlined by the CRM as particularly important for Uganda are (i) Management of Diversity, (ii) Gender; (iii) the State of the Public Service, (iv) Land, and (v) Youth Unemployment. l. Management of Diversity remains an important cross-cutting issue, first identified in CRR 2008. The type of diversity considered here covers a range of identity-related matters including ethnic minorities, refugees, religious groups and the like. Indeed, typically issues of gender are also considered under management of diversity, but in this report, we have chosen to deal with gender on its own in recognition of its gravity and persistence in Uganda and the depth of its roots in the culture and traditions of a large part of Ugandan society. Two key message that emerges from the analysis are (i) that diversity per se has never been a problem, not in Uganda, nor anywhere else; it is misguided politicians who often convert it into a problem by attempting to use it for political ends; and (ii) these concerns, unless they are addressed PAGE 12 9