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UNFPA South Sudan

South Sudan gained independence in 2011. With less than half the population able to access health facilities and a shortage of skilled birth attendants, the maternal death rate is high. Active since 2006, UNFPA began full-fledged operations in 2012. Current programmes help build the health system and develop capacities for providing reproductive health care, including through training midwives. Other measures seek to prevent gender-based violence, and develop systems to produce and use demographic data for development.

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Key results of South Sudan in 2020 View more

Midwifery curricula: inclusion of special needs

Needs of persons with disabilities were included in midwife curricula

School-based comprehensive sexuality education

A comprehensive sexuality education curricula was operationalized in accordance with international standards

Youth participation in policy and programmes

Mechanisms were in place for young people's participation in policy, programming, and peacebuilding processes

Common data set

A common operational data set on population statistics was produced

Fistula treatment

738
Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA

Minimum Initial Services Package

3,934
Health service providers and managers were trained on the minimum initial service package

Life skills programmes for girls

703,500
Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes

Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

29
Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls

Child, early and forced marriage

15,121
Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage

Community declarations on harmful practices

71
Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Essential services for gender-based violence survivors

228,529
Women and girls who were subjected to violence have accessed the essential services package
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Key results2020

UNFPA-assisted safe deliveries

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

Affected population reached with Family Planning services

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) reached with SRH services

Number of adolescents aged 10-14 reached with SRH services

Number of adolescents aged 15-19 reached with SRH services

Number of young people aged 20-24 reached with SRH services

Number of people reached with SRH/GBV information and awareness activities

Number of mobile clinics

Functional health facilities supported by UNFPA that provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)

Dignity Kits distributed

Number of safe spaces

Number of adolescent and youth-friendly spaces supported by UNFPA

Number of health facilities that provide specialized GBV services (including Clinical Management of Rape), supported by UNFPA

Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

Personnel trained on Minimum Initial Package (MISP)

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Programme Activities

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    South Sudan 2020 Programme Activities data

    Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
    Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access
    Total Spending:
    $14,594,745
    Implemented by:
    GOV $513,738 (4%)
    NGO $5,926,370 (41%)
    UNFPA $8,154,637 (56%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (18)
    Non-core Resources (82)
    Health workforce capacity
    Increased national capacity to deliver health workforce capacity
    Total Spending:
    $2,216,734
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $148936 (7%)
    NGO $1788374 (81%)
    GOV $279423 (13%)
    Funded by:
    Non-core Resources (100)
    Supply chain management
    Increased national capacity to deliver supply chain management
    Total Spending:
    $388,847
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $168342 (43%)
    NGO $172633 (44%)
    GOV $47872 (12%)
    Funded by:
    Non-core Resources (100)
    Integrated sexual and reproductive health services
    Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health services
    Total Spending:
    $11,638,840
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $7766906 (67%)
    NGO $3726849 (32%)
    GOV $145085 (1%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (22)
    Non-core Resources (78)
    Accountability for sexual and reproductive health
    Increased national capacity to deliver consistent with budget results and accountability for sexual and reproductive health
    Total Spending:
    $320,856
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $45397 (14%)
    NGO $238602 (74%)
    GOV $36857 (11%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (4)
    Non-core Resources (96)
    Sexual and reproductive health Policies
    Increased national capacity to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health policies
    Total Spending:
    $29,469
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $25057 (85%)
    NGO $-88 (-0%)
    GOV $4500 (15%)
    Funded by:
    Non-core Resources (100)
    Adolescents and youth
    Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health
    Total Spending:
    $355,990
    Implemented by:
    NGO $283,737 (80%)
    UNFPA $72,253 (20%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (26)
    Non-core Resources (74)
    Adolescents and youth skills and capabilities
    Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth skills and capabilites
    Total Spending:
    $123,286
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $14173 (11%)
    NGO $109114 (89%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (11)
    Non-core Resources (89)
    Youth policies
    Population policy and administrative management
    Total Spending:
    $7,091
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $1722 (24%)
    NGO $5369 (76%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (78)
    Non-core Resources (22)
    Youth leadership and participation
    Increased national capacity to design and implement community and school based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes that promote human rights and gender equality
    Total Spending:
    $225,613
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $56358 (25%)
    NGO $169255 (75%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (32)
    Non-core Resources (68)
    Gender equality
    Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth
    Total Spending:
    $2,557,535
    Implemented by:
    GOV $11,322 (0%)
    NGO $2,080,173 (81%)
    UNFPA $466,040 (18%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (9)
    Non-core Resources (91)
    Prevention and addressing of GBV
    Ending GBV
    Total Spending:
    $2,475,969
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $465521 (19%)
    NGO $1999127 (81%)
    GOV $11322 (0%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (9)
    Non-core Resources (91)
    Eliminating harmful practices
    Support for institutions on gender equality and women's empowerment
    Total Spending:
    $82,165
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $1118 (1%)
    NGO $81046 (99%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (6)
    Non-core Resources (94)
    Accountability for gender equality
    Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence
    Total Spending:
    $-599
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $-599 (100%)
    Funded by:
    Non-core Resources (100)
    Analysis on population dynamics
    Strengthened national policies and international development agendas through integration of evidence-based analysis on population dynamics and their links to sustainable development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality
    Total Spending:
    $295,808
    Implemented by:
    GOV $106,021 (36%)
    UNFPA $189,787 (64%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (12)
    Non-core Resources (88)
    National population data system
    Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic
    Total Spending:
    $106,711
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $691 (1%)
    GOV $106021 (99%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (0)
    Non-core Resources (100)
    Demographic intelligence
    Strengthened national capacity for production and dissemination of quality disaggregated data on population and development issues that allows for mapping of demographic disparities
    Total Spending:
    $189,097
    Implemented by:
    UNFPA $189097 (100%)
    Funded by:
    Core Resources (19)
    Non-core Resources (81)

    Programme Documentation

    CPE South Sudan [2018] (DP/FPA/2017/13)
    Cycle: 2018-2018
    CPD South Sudan [2019-2021] (DP/FPA/CPD/SSD/3)
    Cycle: 2019-2021
    CPD South Sudan [2016-2017] (DP/FPA/CPD/SSD/2)
    Cycle: 2016-2017
    CPE South Sudan [2014-2016] (DP/FPA/2013/9)
    Cycle: 2014-2016
    CPD South Sudan [2012-2013] (DP/FPA/CPD/SSD/1)
    Cycle: 2012-2013
    Technical notes and sources

    The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNFPA concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties.

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