DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY
Head of Department: Ambassador Paul Mukumbya
The Department of Regional Peace and Security handles issues related to regional peace and security and other political issues viz: our immediate neighbours; Great Lakes Region; IGAD; AU and related regional political oganisations; geo-political strategic issues (i.e. oil, Nile, Lake Victoria etc.); terrorism; illegal small arms and light weapons; drugs and human trafficking; etc.
The key functions of the Department of Regional Peace and Security are:
- Pursuing the doctrine of 'regional solutions to regional problems supported by the international community' in the management and resolution of regional conflicts.
- Strengthening and promoting preventive diplomacy, peace support and peace building regional initiatives which are consistent with Uganda's national interest.
- Pursing security architecture on the management, protection and sharing of trans - boundary natural resources. In the pursuit of this, it should promote cooperation in the equitable and sustainable exploitation of shared resources.
- Promoting a peaceful strategy/mechanism to address border demarcation issues and finalizing protocols with neighboring countries and depositing them with the AU and UN.
- Strengthening a coordinated and cooperative mechanism between Ministry and other national security agencies.
- Pursuing alternative supply routes including but not limited to securing access to the sea.
- Supporting the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA).
- Strengthening joint efforts and/or strategies to combat trans-border crimes like terrorism, human trafficking, illicit small arms trade, smuggling, and money laundering.
- Involving national, regional and continental Parliaments in conflict resolution processes.
- Lobby positions for placement of Uganda or Ugandans in regional political organisations
| Title | Name | Responsibility | Contacts |
| Ambassador | Paul Mukumbya | HOD | |
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| Councilor | Benon Kayemba |
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| Third Secretary | Ngolonsa Evelyne C |
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| Third Secretary | Kakama Ivan |
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| Third Secretary | Muramira Nick |
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| Third Secretary | Olga Muzungu |
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Highlights
Uganda Consulate Mombasa Publishes Fourth Edition of the "Focus on the Pearl" Magazine, 17th-September 2020
The Magazine will be used as an outreach tool in explaining the role of the Ministry in fostering Economic development.
Vacancies at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Secretariat, 3rd-September 2020
New World 5000M Record Holder, Joshua Cheptegei, Returns From Monaco, 16th-August 2020
Upon arrival, Mr. Cheptegei, said that "This is a true fulfillment and true proof that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still alive and that the Government is still at work even beyond Uganda's borders."
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