Dear esteemed readers and partners,

UNFPA South Sudan brings you the second quarter Newsletter for the year 2024 which covers the months of April, May and June. This is a collection of stories highlighting the UNFPA Country Office’s response as it works around the

Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus.

In this Newsletter, you will read stories on empowering young people through innovations, engaging Chiefs at State level in ending child marriage, empowering young people as agents of change and strategic partnership to advance SRH.

UNFPA collaborated with the Parliamentarians to advocate for tax exemption on sanitarypads and to promote better menstrual health management. The law makers also engaged in discussions on the Nursing and Midwifery bill which will be a key landmark in promotion of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) when passed.

A number of the South Sudanese people continue to be in need of humanitarian support and UNFPA in the second quarter continued to support the humanitarian response by transforming lives of women through skills training at the Women and Girls Friendly Spaces and support to the One Stop Centers which continue to restore hope and life for the affected vulnerable women and girls. This also included prevention and response to Gender Based Violence as part of the efforts to enhance the dignity of women and girls.

Our commitment to collaborate and to explore innovative ways to tackle humanitarian and development priorities demonstrates a forward-thinking, robust and adaptable approach to programming and support for SRHR. I am optimistic that by adopting new, creative solutions, and staying responsive to changing circumstances, we will together register good strides for South Sudan.

As always, I commend the Government of South Sudan for its leadership in supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for all. I am grateful to our Donors and all partners for the fruitful collaboration and partnership in implementation of the Country Program. UNFPA recommits its efforts to our core mission of delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.

We look forward to continued collaboration and partnership to continue delivering better for the women and girls, and young people in South Sudan, reaching the farthest to ensure no one is left behind.