Overview 
Children, women, and men in South Sudan, particularly youth and vulnerable groups, enjoy improved coverage of inclusive, responsive, quality social services and social protection. 

Description

i.    Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting HIV/AIDs and TB response
UNDP has been a Principal Recipient of the Global Fund in what is now South Sudan for the last 20 years since 2004 supporting government efforts to end HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB), build resilient and sustainable health systems, strengthen pandemic preparedness and response. Through the procurement, storage and distribution of HIV, TB, and laboratory reagents and health supplies, the Global Fund partnership ensures access to vital medicines and therapeutics in over 200 hospitals and health facilities across the country.

Presently, the Government through the Ministry of Health, UNDP and partners are implementing the Grant Cycle (GC7) funded by the Global Fund to consolidate gains and further contribute to health systems strengthening and pandemic preparedness over the period 2024 – 2026. Valued at $167 million, this grant also supports interventions to create a more enabling environment for the delivery of health programmes, including reduction of human rights-related barriers to HIV and TB services and prevention and response to gender-based violence. Read More

ii.    Renewable Energy 
With an acute shortage of power supply, South Sudan's domestic and industrial reliance on fossil fuel-run generators and firewood for energy is not financially and environmentally sustainable. Solar power can; a) help expand and diversify South Sudan’s energy sector and contribute to a green pivot that will help soften the crippling dependence on firewood and fossil fuel; and b) unlock numerous near-term and longer-term benefits in crucial sectors like public service, education, and health care in South Sudan. UNDP’s solar power project seeks to leverage the advantages that solar energy brings to the energy sector in South Sudan to drive sustainable development.