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Uganda: Policy solutions

What you can do

Ask Congress to:

  • Develop a comprehensive strategy for how the United States will work with international partners to ensure LRA captives are released and hold rebel leaders responsible for the ongoing violence are brought to justice.
  • Commit the US to make long-term recovery for communities affected by the violence a priority in the region.
  • Write a Congressional resolution and letters to Administration officials to bring attention to this urgent issue.
     

Ask President Obama and Secretary Clinton to:

  • Develop a comprehensive strategy for how the United States will work with international partners to ensure LRA captives are released and hold rebel leaders responsible for the ongoing violence are brought to justice.
  • Commit the US to make long-term recovery for communities affected by the violence a priority in the region.
     

Sample letter to Congress

Dear Member of Congress,

I am writing out of concern for the people of Northern Uganda. After nearly two decades of conflict at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, Northern Uganda is at a critical juncture. With the help of the Government of Uganda and consistent attention from the international community, Northern Uganda could emerge from its painful past.

Therefore, I urge you to:

  • Require the Obama administration to develop a comprehensive strategy for how the United States will work with international partners to ensure LRA captives are released and hold rebel leaders responsible for the ongoing violence are brought to justice.
  • Commit the US to make long-term recovery for communities affected by the violence a priority in the region.
  • Write a Congressional resolution and letters to Administration officials to bring attention to this urgent issue.
     

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

Sincerely,

Sample letter to the Administration

Dear President Obama and Secretary Clinton,

I am writing out of concern for the people of Northern Uganda. After nearly two decades of conflict at the hands of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group, Northern Uganda is at a critical juncture. With the help of the Government of Uganda and consistent attention from the international community, Northern Uganda could emerge from its painful past.

Therefore, I urge you to

  • Develop a comprehensive strategy for how the United States will work with international partners to ensure LRA captives are released and hold rebel leaders responsible for the ongoing violence are brought to justice.
  • Commit the US to make long-term recovery for communities affected by the violence a priority in the region.
     

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

Sincerely,