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Bridging Emergencies to Resilience in South Sudan

South Sudan, Jonglei State, Bor, where the arrival of the rainy season is both a blessing and a burden as it is vital for agriculture but also comes with increasing flood risks because of climate change. Jonglei State is prone to flooding and the rhythm of seasonal floods has now defined its landscape for the last...

Building dreams: transforming education in South Sudan

In Aweil North County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan. Aluel Majook, a 24-year-old member of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) from Pacthok Primary School, squints through the dense haze to find the spot where one of the regular meetings of the association will be held. There, they discuss and find ...

10 October 2023

European Union, UN Agencies launch project To Strengthen Education, Resilience And Social Cohesion In Areas Affected By Displacement And Returns

WAU – More than 120,000 people will benefit from a new project aimed at strengthening education, resilience and social cohesion in areas where there are high numbers of displaced people or returnees. The European Union (EU), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the...

Efforts to ensure school children access national exams are keeping career dreams alive

It’s early morning in Bor Town, the Jonglei State Capital, and hundreds of primary students flood the streets - many excited to sit their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). For Abiel Elijah Deng, a 16-year-old St. Andrew Primary eight student, sitting for these exams means a lot, “For me to change my community wh...

24 January 2023

UNICEF and UNESCO Joint Statement on the Commemoration of the International Day of Education

Today marks the International Day of Education - a day to celebrate education and reflect on the importance of learning for development and peace. This year the day will be commemorated under the theme "Investing in People, Making Education a Priority". In South Sudan, significant progress has been made to get chi...

21 December 2022

Desire enjoys her new school

Behind the fence of Paluonganyi Primary School, in Magwi County, South Sudan, a group of children play while further away, in front of a brand-new classroom, three girls are sitting and discussing the recent exams. It’s a typical day at school, yet only a few months ago was not a reality for these learners. Grade ...

14 December 2022

UN Agencies, EU Delegation launch project to promote education, livelihoods, and community cohesion

JUBA – Three UN agencies and the European Union (EU) Delegation to South Sudan at a signing ceremony in Juba today launched a new programme to strengthen education, resilience and social cohesion in areas affected by displacement and returns. The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Progr...

31 October 2022

Education: A Seed for a better future.

Lessons outdoors, under trees, long distances, from home, flooding, and displacement, is the reality for children and young people in different parts of South Sudan. In addition, insecurity and lack of economic means discourage many parents from sending their youngest children to school, particularly girls. South ...

30 September 2022

South Sudan: Securing a brighter future for children affected by conflict

During conflict, education helps the country, the community, to keep up to date with information. When pupils come to class, it helps to take their focus away from the sound of gunfire and from taking part in criminal activities. Kutio Wilson Martin Science teacher, Mongbondo School In 2011, South Sudan became the...

18 November 2021

Evaluation of UNICEF Response to SSD Humanitarian Crisis 2016-2019_Part 2

"Evaluation of UNICEFs Response to the SSD Humanitarian Crisis 2016-2019_Part 2" aims to provide evidence-based findings and recommendations to guide UNICEF’s ongoing humanitarian response in South Sudan, in particular around child protection and education programmes as well as cross-cutting themes around partners...

26 September 2020

USAID-funded Emergency Education Programme reaches more than 600,000 children in South Sudan

Juba South Sudan, 26 September 2020 – A total of 613,442 children, including 255,780 girls, accessed education and child protection services thanks to the Integrated Essential Emergency Education Services (IEEES) programme supported by USAID. UNICEF has implemented the programme since 2017. The IEEES programme was...

21 September 2020

UNICEF and UNESCO welcome the decision to reopen schools in South Sudan

JUBA, SOUT SUDAN 22 SEPTEMBER 2020- UNICEF and UNESCO welcome the decision of the Government to start reopening of schools in South Sudan. The reopening will happen in phases. Phase 1 includes the candidate classes, Primary 8 and Senior 4, and will start the first week of October 2020. Phase 2 includes all schools...