Uganda has serious level of hunger, with 22 per cent of the population undernourished, 23.5 per cent of children under 5 years stunted, and 3.2 per cent of children under 5 years wasted. Overall, 3.9 per cent of children die before their fifth birthday. Approximately 712,000 people (37 per cent of the analysed population) have experienced high levels of acute food insecurity between August 2025 and February 2026. This includes 16,000 people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and 696,000 people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis).

The IPC analysis also found that approximately 56,681 children aged 6–59 months and 6,827 pregnant and lactating women are suffering or projected to suffer from acute malnutrition between April 2025 and March 2026. The situation between April and September 2025 was significantly worse compared to the same period in 2024.

Action Against Hunger focused on preventing malnutrition, improving WASH, supporting livelihoods with climate-smart farmer trainings, supporting mental health, and improving equity with gender-focused initiatives. These activities took place across sixteen food-insecure districts (Isingiro, Kikuube, Kiryandongo, Adjumani, Lamwo, Yumbe, Obongi, Madi Okollo, Koboko, Terego, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Nabilatuk, Moroto, Kasese) and seven refugee settlements (Kiryandongo, Adjumani, Kyangwali, Nakivale, Bidi Bidi, Palorinya, and Lobule). Teams also engaged in advocacy to support evidence-based nutrition policy.

A 15-month project funded by the Italian development cooperation ended in August 2025. The project aimed to strengthen refugee and host community resilience to humanitarian and climate shocks through Youth vocational skills training, income-generating activity grants, Optimized Land Use Model, poultry support, and integrated WASH. Notable outcomes included garbage recycling increasing from 58 per cent to 80 per cent, led by refugee women in Obongi; access to arable land for refugees increased from 39 per cent to 81 per cent; food surplus availability rising from 13 per cent to 43 per cent, and Village Savings and Loans Association participation doubling from 19 per cent to 37 per cent.

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