@UNHCRuganda Representative.
Kampala, Uganda
Joined July 2018
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Refugees deserve durable solutions, empowerment & self-reliance.
That's the UNHCR I stand for as Ghana's candidate for the position of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2026-2030).
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#CrentsilForUNHCR – at Kampala, Uganda
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UNHCR Representative @Crentsil & @IOM_Uganda
Chief of Mission @SanusiTejan🇺🇬 signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration in supporting refugees & migrants. From reception to resettlement, we work to ensure protection, dignity & lasting solutions for those forced to flee.
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There’s a unique warmth you feel upon arriving in Uganda - a warmth the government also extends to refugees through its ongoing compassion.
But challenges persist.
True self-reliance can only take root with sustained support for emergency aid balanced with essential services.
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🇺🇬 Uganda marked #WorldRefugeeDay in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, home to 154K refugees. Hon. Lilian Aber, State Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness & Refugees, was Chief Guest.
@UNHCRUganda, Govt & partners reaffirmed support to ensure refugees live in dignity & hope.
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"To our brothers and sisters who have sought refuge in Uganda, you are not forgotten. Your strength inspires us. Your dreams matter and your future is our shared responsibility." - UNHCR Country Representative @CrentsilMatthew
#WorldRefugeeDay
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“There are 1.9M refugees in Uganda. It is sad to say that 1 million of them are children. That is the future that is at stake here”
— Matthew Crentsil, UNHCR Uganda Country Representative
A generation uprooted, yet still full of promise—we must act.
#WorldRefugeeDay
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Joint statement by the Government of Uganda and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Since January, over 41,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo 🇨🇩 have sought safety in Uganda 🇺🇬, bringing the total number of Congolese in Uganda to nearly 600,000.
@CrentsilMatthew, head of @UNHCRuganda, warns that reception centres at the border are overflowing.
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youtu.be/cbpjEtWHtWU?si=jJkY… – at Geneva, Switzerland
@UNHCRUganda is pleased to have hosted Ms. Andrea Koulaimah, ECHO Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & Asia-Pacific, in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement to review Sudan response interventions supported by @eu_echo.
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The mission focused on critical health, education, and protection services for Sudanese refugees in Kiryandongo, highlighting the ongoing role of ECHO-supported interventions.
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@UNHCRUganda sincerely thanks @eu_echo for the continued support to refugees in Uganda. Together, we have brought vital aid and hope to refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda.
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Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting in Uganda Mr. @FilippoGrandi, who visited Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and met with @Refugees and the host communities.
Amidst rising refugee numbers Uganda needs increased global support to sustain the exemplary refugee response model.
“In a world which has become so hostile, to people on the move, to people fleeing, closing borders, pushing people back, Uganda remains a shining example.” said @FilippoGrandi
This was Mr. Grandi’s main message to President @KagutaMuseveni during his three-day visit.
I wish to sincerely thank our @UNHCRuganda team for the dedication and professionalism demonstrated during the recent visit of our High Commissioner @FilippoGrandi.
“My strongest message to you, Mr. President, is thank you, and through you, thanks to the people of Uganda,” said @FilippoGrandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. This was the main message Mr. Grandi shared with President Yoweri Museveni during his three-day visit.
He praised Uganda for welcoming refugees with open arms, especially when many other countries are closing their borders to refugees and asylum seekers. Mr. Grandi thanked President @KagutaMuseveni and the Ugandan people for their kindness and support toward refugees.
In Nsambya, one of Kampala City's divisions that hosts urban refugees, UNHCR’s @FilippoGrandi and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, visited Game Connect—a collaborative initiative between UNHCR and the IOC through the Olympic Refugee Foundation.
By engaging refugee youth through sports, we build resilience and open doors to employment, demonstrating the power of sports as a tool for well-being and integration.
