1.7 Million People Are Displaced in Uganda

( 09 Feb 08 - RV) The armed conflict in northern Uganda has driven an estimated 1.7 million people away from their homes into camps for displaced people. However, the humanitarian situation has improved noticeably since the cessation of hostilities agreement was signed in August 2006. We spoke to the Head of Communications for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Kampala, Pascal Jequier, about the situation on the ground…