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Taking a Great Leap Forward

Grand Vision for Stability and Growth in South Sudan

GOVT, UN, Donors Elevate Awareness and Response to Gender - Based Violence in South Sudan

UNDP, Stanbic Bank partner to unlock economic opportunities and drive sustainable growth in South Sudan

UNDP Support to Access to Justice, Security and Human Rights Strengthening in 2021

Joint Message of Solidarity with South Sudanese women on International Women’s Day 2022

The Revised National Development Strategy for South Sudan – 2021- 2024

Ingenuity in the Face of Crisis: Solutions-Mapping in South Sudan’s Jonglei State

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Potential Impact of the War in Ukraine on South Sudan Economy

How will the war in Ukraine affect the economy of the world’s youngest nation? To answer this, UNDP in South Sudan has prepared a policy brief on the potential impact of the war in Ukraine on the economy of South Sudan.

Press Release

More 251 inmates graduate at Juba and Wau prisons after completing transformative vocational training

A total of 251 inmates have graduated after completing the transformative vocational training designed to rehabilitate prisoners, increase prospects of employment and support re-integration of ex-offenders on release and in so doing reduce recidivism, de-congest prisons and improve community safety.

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#SouthSudanMade talent take up IGNITE Food Systems Challenge South Sudan

Last year in November, WFP and UNDP announced the IGNITE Food Systems Challenge to invite South Sudan’s most talented entrepreneurs to address the systematic challenge of famine and food insecurity.

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Vocational Training Increases Employability Opportunities For Young South Sudanese

Vocational training provides an alternative, pathway for young South Sudanese to acquire skills for the increasing demand for a skilled work force in the emerging job opportunities.

Blog

Duk Padiet Community Radio Preaches Peace and Reconciliation in South Sudan

Besides construction of the building housing the radio station, and installation of radio equipment, UNDP also supported the formation of the radio’s management board, the listeners club, training of community volunteers as citizen journalists and presenters to be able to manage radio operations.

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UNDP has been working in South Sudan for over 30 years, supporting efforts to achieve sustainable development, building and strengthening resilience to crises and shocks, safeguarding development gains, fostering good governance, building lasting peace, protecting the environment, creating opportunities for empowerment and addressing the legacies of conflict.