South Sudan Institutions Reactivate the Justice, Law and Order Forum

The key government institutions empowered to protect, maintain and uphold the rule of law in South Sudan have reactivated the Justice, Law and Order Forum (JLOF) with a meeting including the Minister of Justice Hon. Paulino Unango Wanawilla, Minister of Gender Hon. Awut Deng Acuil, UNDP Country Director Kamil Kamaluddeen and Deputy Chief Justice Hon. John Gatwech Lul to highlight the importance of coordinating efforts to enforce the law in the country.

Jondoru Community of Rajaf Boma and UNDP Break Ground on New Market to Promote Peace

Members of the Jondoru community in Rajaf County gathered to celebrate the progress on the market, which aims to serve approximately nine thousand residents, as well as various additional communities in the county.

New Vocational Training Center and Market Shed Construction Begins in Aweil

Construction has begun on a new Vocational Training Center in Aweil, the first of its kind in Northern Bhar El Ghazal, as part of a recovery and stabilization initiative to help empower young men and women in South Sudan.

EMPRETEC and UNDP conclude training workshop on entrepreneurship
EMPRETEC and UNDP Conclude Training Workshop on Entrepreneurship

UNDP South Sudan recently concluded a 6-day training workshop on entrepreneurship as part of its new Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Programme. The program resumes after its original launch in July, providing entrepreneurship training for the second cohort of 40 trainees.

Promoting Peace Through Technology and Innovation

A PeaceApp developed by 16 students from the University of Juba in the context of UNESCO’s YouthMobile Initiative has been launched at Regency Hotel in Juba, South Sudan.

Women Organizations, Universities, Private Sector, Civil Society and Media validate consultations on Sustainable Development Goals in South Sudan
Women Organizations, Universities, Private Sector, Civil Society and Media Validate Consultations on Sustainable Development Goals in South Sudan

The United Nations Development Programme and the South Sudanese Network for Democracy and Elections (SSUNDE) are organizing a series of validation workshops in Juba together with the aim of raising awareness and engaging on the global goals for sustainable development.

UNDP Celebrates UN Day with the UN Family and the People of South Sudan
UNDP Celebrates UN Day with the UN Family and the People of South Sudan

Under the theme “UN for the People of South Sudan”, UNDP joined the rest of the United Nations family to commemorate its 71st anniversary together with local communities, government counterparts, civil society organizations, and development partners. Abalo Grace Odera, tailoring trainer in UNDP Vocational Training Center at Juba Prison explained during the event how the UN have changed her life.

UNDP Country Director hands over furniture to the Ministry of Federal Affairs
UNDP Country Director Hands Over Furniture to the Ministry of Federal Affairs

UNDP’s Democracy Governance and Stabilization Unit works to support the establishment of conditions for peace and development in South Sudan. Today the team has provided a set of furniture to the newly formed Ministry of Federal Affairs (MoFedA).

Minister of Interior and UNDP New Country Director Visit Prisons Vocational Training Centre in Juba Central Prison
Minister of Interior and UNDP New Country Director Visit Prisons Vocational Training Centre in Juba Central Prison

The National Prisons Service of South Sudan, with support from UNDP, has established a well-equipped vocational training center at Juba Central Prison. In 2016, a first session of training was held from February to July. In the first session, 134 (10 female) inmates were trained in eight different vocational skills –carpentry, masonry, electrician, welding, vehicle mechanics, agriculture, hair dressing and tailoring – and are ready for graduation. A second batch of 143 (8 female) inmates has just started in the new round of training.

Interim Cooperation Framework of the United Nations Country Team Shows Determination to Strengthen Work with Government and Partners in South Sudan
Interim Cooperation Framework of the United Nations Country Team Shows Determination to Strengthen Work with Government and Partners in South Sudan

The United Nations Country Team in South Sudan, along with government leaders and other partners officially launched the Interim Cooperation Framework (ICF) at Juba Grand Hotel today. The Interim Cooperation Framework is the development strategy of the United Nations Country Team and functions as an interim framework in 2016 and 2017, which corresponds to the transitional period of the peace agreement.

UNDP South Sudan Welcomes New Country Director Mr. Kamil Kamaluddeen
UNDP South Sudan Welcomes New Country Director Mr. Kamil Kamaluddeen

The United Nations Development Programme welcomed Mr. Kamil Kamaluddeen to South Sudan as the agency’s new Country Director on Tuesday, 4 October. Mr. Kamaluddeen joins the South Sudan country office after a successful stint in Liberia.

High-Level Dialogue Held in South Sudan to Address National Action Plan on Ending Impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
High-Level Dialogue Held in South Sudan to Address National Action Plan on Ending Impunity for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, in partnership with the United Nations, held a two-day high-level dialogue to discuss the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. The dialogue featured national leaders from government, military, law enforcement, civil society, and the United Nations speaking on the theme, “Addressing Impunity on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in South Sudan.

Dispatches from the IGAD Regional Initiative: Setting up a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Juba, South Sudan
Dispatches from the IGAD Regional Initiative: Setting up a Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Juba, South Sudan

Ms. Teresia Chepkosgei Kenduiywo and Ms. Alice Alego Matole, Kenyan veterinary laboratory technologists with two decades of technical experience, arrived at Juba’s Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on October 2015, ready to mentor their South Sudanese peers on accurate animal disease diagnosis and effective laboratory management. Upon their arrival, both women were surprised to learn that the lab lacked something as essential as a microscope.

South Sudan celebrates International Peace Day: Together We Can Heal the Nation
South Sudan celebrates International Peace Day: Together We Can Heal the Nation

Under the theme “Together We Can Heal the Nation,” students from Juba Girls Secondary School, Juba Day Secondary School and Chinese Friendship School expressed their feelings through messages of peace performed in dramas, peace songs and a powerful poem during the celebration of the International Day of Peace in South Sudan which took place in Juba at Nyakuron Cultural Centre on 21 September 2016.

Learning How to Advocate for Peace through Broadcasting on Community Radio Stations
Learning How to Advocate for Peace through Broadcasting on Community Radio Stations

“I hope with this training I will get more knowledge and experience so I can contribute to the work that my local radio station is doing for peace,” expressed one of the participants of the Radio for Peace training organized by UNESCO and UNDP, in partnership with Radio for Peace Network (RaPNet), which kicked off yesterday in Juba.

The RSS/IGAD Regional Executive Board Reaffirms Commitment to South Sudan’s Stabilization, Sustainability, and Progress
The RSS/IGAD Regional Executive Board Reaffirms Commitment to South Sudan’s Stabilization, Sustainability, and Progress

The latest RSS/IGAD Regional Initiative Executive Board Meeting took place yesterday, September 20, 2016 in Juba, at the Ministry of Labour, Public Service, and Human Resource Development of South Sudan, where they discussed the progress, achievements, and next steps of the IGAD Regional Initiative.

UNDP and Ministry of Finance Discuss Recovery and Stabilization
UNDP and Ministry of Finance Discuss Recovery and Stabilization

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning met with UNDP today to discuss key priorities to achieve progress on national stability and sustainability. UNDP Acting Country Director Jean-Luc Stalon and Minister of Finance Hon. Stephen Dhieu Dau mutually agreed on the need to remain focused on economic stabilization and sustainable development initiatives.