The conflict in South Sudan resulted in loss of lives and properties and deprived South Sudanese from realising their livelihood and dreams of an independent Country. The conflict reversed the gains that were made since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement in 2005. Many of you perhaps might have heard through media reports or know about the Peace Agreement signed last year in August 2015 on Resolution of the Conflict in Republic of South Sudan ( ARCRSS).
Dr. Dagim Leykun is a general surgeon from Ethiopia. He arrived in Juba determined to help South Sudanese doctors improve their performance. “I volunteer because civil services here are struggling. They don’t have trained specialists in health. When you are in the medical field, you want to help. There is a huge demand for health service in Africa and as an African I want to help my people,” he explained
The United Nations Institute of Research and Training (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office and the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan, together with the Government of South Sudan, announced the conclusion of the 2015 Cycle of the UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme and launched the next 2016 Cycle.
South Sudan’s human rights practices are set to be reviewed as an independent state for the first time in 2016.
On Wednesday, the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) held a graduation ceremony at Palica Centre, Wau for 161 police responders of the Emergency Call Centre Wau.
Every 8th of March (#IWD2016), people from all around the world talk about women rights, equality, parity, and family conciliation. For one day, everybody seems to support women, but apart from celebrating and congratulating women on this day, what concrete actions we take the rest of the year to achieve gender parity?
Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. We have much to celebrate today. Although progress towards gender parity has slowed in many places, this year, UNDP South Sudan achieved to advance Gender equality and women's empowerment in South Sudan. Check the numbers!
Love. Honesty. Equality. Dignity. All amongst dozens of values shared by community and government stakeholders on the first morning of the Collaborative Leadership and Dialogue Workshop jointly held by the South Sudan Peace and Reconciliation Commission and UNDP this week in Juba.
The Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan, Kiya Masahiko, and UNDP’s Country Director, Balazs Horvath, have formally handed over protective emergency equipment and supplies from the Government of Japan to local authorities, beneficiaries and host communities in Mingkaman, Awerial County.
Leaders representing different sectors of South Sudan including the Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Parliament, Ministry of Defence, Council of Churches, and civil society organizations, met for the second time to discuss collaboration between diverse stakeholders involved in South Sudan’s peace process.
Several civil society organisations of the recently formed Transitional Justice Working Group met to discuss a strategic plan for civil society engagement in the transitional justice process.
The Vocational Training Workshops at Juba Central Prison were bustling with activity as the newly renovated facilities were launched with enthusiastic support by National Prisons Service of South Sudan on Thursday.
Today the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Juba as part of his #ShareHumanity tour to key UN missions as he gears up for the World Humanitarian Summit taking place in Istanbul in May.
Vice President James Wani Igga and Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, and UNDP Resident Representative to South Sudan Mr Eugene Awusu on Wednesday launched the first South Sudan National Human Development Report 2015 at the Freedom Hall in the capital Juba.
The first National Human Development Report for South Sudan will be launched with the theme “People, Peace and Prosperity.” The document is a tool for the Government of South Sudan and key partner organizations to make strategic decisions. UNDP Economic Advisor interviewed on Radio Miraya.
South Sudan is getting ready to build domestic competitiveness and leverage regional and international trade. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS).
The South Sudan Law Society, supported by UNDP, held a one-day workshop entitled “New Beginnings: Transitional Justice in South Sudan.” The workshop was a follow-up event to a three-day international conference organised in Juba in November 2015, which brought together South Sudanese, regional and international experts to generate recommendations for the mechanisms of transitional justice and national reconciliation provided by the Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCISS).
On 1 February 2016, the recently formed Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) met to agree on the outlines of a strategic plan. The strategic plan is to guide the working group, composed of civil society organizations (CSOs), to advance transitional justice processes in South Sudan.
“I was the first female traditional leader in Nyang Payam to preside over cases in a traditional court. Before there was no women in the courts and women’s voices were not heard. In this position I want to be a role model in the community,” added Cizarina.
The peace deal is an important first step to restoring safety, dignity and hope to civilians in South Sudan. However, what really matters is the implementation on the ground, and South Sudan needs all the support it can get. Collectively, the international community and the Transitional Government of National Unity can make a considerable impact on the lives of many in South Sudan.
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UNDP’s Access to Justice and Rule of Law Project, with generous funds from the Government of the Netherlands, is providing support to the National Prison Service of South Sudan to construct vocational training workshops at Juba Central Prison.
A handover ceremony was held on December 15, 2015 at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, where H.E. Shigeru Hamano, Deputy Chief of Mission in the Japanese Embassy, and Mr Balázs Horváth, UNDP Country Director officially turned over keys to a 4X4 Toyota Land-cruiser to Hon. Clement Dominic Taban, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.
This new global Human Development Report is an urgent call to tackle one of the world’s great development challenges - providing enough decent work and livelihoods for all. Work provides the means to tackle poverty, empower minorities by being inclusive, and protect our environment if jobs are green in a green economy. The world of work is changing more rapidly than ever before.
The series of community dialogues which take place in two Protection of Civilian (PoC) and two IDP camps in Juba, are managed by the Integrated Development Organisation (IDO), with technical support from UNDP, and with generous funds via small grants from the Government of Sweden.
UNDP attended the South Sudanese Peace Festival. The event under the theme: “Come Together” was organised by Initiative for Peace Communication Association (IPCA) with support from UNDP. “Today’s festival is a unique occasion to acknowledge the importance of national unity and equitable respect for cultural diversity. It helps to deepen the understanding of the values of cultural richness as a national asset,” said UNDP South Sudan Country Director, Mr. Balázs Horváth.
UNDP South Sudan Country Director, Balázs Horváth, joined EYE Radio’s popular talk show as a panel member to discuss building a national peace-building strategy for the country.
UNDP is the United Nations global development network advocating sustainable development and inclusive economic growth. We support South Sudan in building accountable, transparent state institutions to deliver services to the people. Our programme includes work in Poverty Reduction, Democratic Governance, and Crisis Prevention and Recovery.
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