Uganda signed the Maputo Protocol in December 2003 and ratified it on July, 2010.    Uganda developed a NAP for the national implementation of UNSCR1325, 1820 and the Goma Declaration on Eradicating Sexual Violence and Ending Impunity in the Great Lakes Region (GomaDeclaration) in 2008. “The Uganda Vision 2040 which prioritised efforts to enable women to participate in education and skills development; business, agriculture and industry; equal political representation at all levels; as well as total elimination of harmful and non-progressive sociocultural practices that affect the health and wellbeing of both women and men.“ In 2006, Uganda’s Ministry of Health