Uganda: Need to improve the lives of children to consolidate progress

Uganda has been seen as a model for development, but must now make a commitment to uphold the rights of the more than 3 million children who remain vulnerable to poverty, disease and insecurity, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said as President Yoweri Museveni’s new government took over. Speaking on the occasion of Mr. Museveni’s inauguration to his third term as elected President on Friday, a UNICEF representative in Uganda praised the policies and legislation that had resulted in an increase in primary school enrolment from 3 million in 1997 to 7.3 million in 2005.