Uganda has warned that its resources are strained by the hundreds of thousands of refugees who continue to flee the violence in South Sudan and Burundi.
AP reports Apollo Kazungu, government commissioner in charge of refugees, to say that the country’s authorities will have to be more creative.
He says many refugees are getting half rations of maize meal and beans.
Uganda’s government has been praised for running a tolerant resettlement program for refugees who are often allocated small plots of land to grow their own food.
But Kazungu says allocating plots may no longer be feasible if more refugees arrive, and authorities may have to consider ideas like building dormitories.
The United Nations says over 670,000 South Sudanese refugees are sheltering in Uganda, which also hosts over 45,000 Burundian refugees.
Several thousands arrived in the country after clashes rocked Juba between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and those loyal to Riek Machar, who is now in self-imposed exile in South Sudan.
The UN has warned that the violence in South Sudan risks escalating into genocide if an intervention is not conducted soon.
