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01 December 2025
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For Youth, by Youth: Challenging Harmful Misconceptions in South Sudan
Twenty-year-old Luka recalls how a recent training reshaped his understanding of HIV, teaching him that people living with the virus deserve love, respect, and support and not…
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28 November 2025
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UNFPA Hails Landmark Health Bills, Highlighting Parliament and Nurse Partnership in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan—The UNFPA in South Sudan welcomed the pledge of full parliamentary support for two landmark health bills – seeing them as a critical step toward strengthening…
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30 October 2025
Statement
When the River Rises, Clinics Must Stay Open: A gender test for COP30
When floodwaters rose in Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan, clinic doors shut and reports of gender-based violence surged; at COP30 in Belém, leaders can either hard-wire…
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10 October 2025
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The girl I am, Bugeny’s call for change for the girl-child
Bugeny 18, sat on the worn wooden bench outside her Secondary School, staring at the open road ahead. The sun cast long shadows over the schoolyard as she tightened her grip on…
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01 October 2025
Press Release
Climate Crisis Fuels Violence, Exploitation, and Health Risks for Women in South Sudan
The climate crisis is disproportionately affecting women and girls in South Sudan, exacerbating gender-based violence (GBV), transactional sex, and child marriage, while also…
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23 September 2025
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"No Mother and Newborn Will Die in My Hands": Midwives Return to Abyei Empowered
In the Abyei Administrative Area, life is a continuous struggle. Frequent cycles of violence, devastating floods, and severe food shortages make even the most basic medical care…
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11 September 2025
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Government Endorses Family Planning Policy: A Major Step Forward for Service Providers in Central Equatoria State
In a landmark move for public health in South Sudan, the government of Central Equatoria State (CES) has officially endorsed a family planning policy. This endorsement, signaled…
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01 September 2025
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Trio Trek Challenge: Walking Together for Wellness and Team Spirit
Juba, South Sudan – The UNFPA South Sudan office has embarked on a new journey of togetherness with the launch of the Trio Trek Challenge, a 100-day walking initiative designed to…
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19 August 2025
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The scars of gender-based violence run deep in South Sudan – but so does the will to heal
BAHR EL GHAZAL REGION, South Sudan – Tucked between mango trees in a compound in Wau, a town in the western Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan, stands a quiet shelter. On the…
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