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In recent years, the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has often been in the headlines due to the protracted armed conflict which has engulfed the country since December 2013. However, despite…

One of the top priorities of the Government of South Sudan is to develop and implement sustainable management plans in the sub-sectors of the environment sector, so that the exploitation of natural resources does not adversely impact the environment…

When Mandelena became a mother, she was only 16 years old. During the prolonged dry season in Gwor County, South Sudan over the last two years, Mandelena and her family have been able to eat only one meal per day.…

Khartoum – UN Environment congratulates the Government of Sudan on their ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change.  “As a country highly vulnerable to a changing climate, the ratification of the Paris…

Khartoum – UN Environment, Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Environment, UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and other key federal institutions in Sudan came together for the first advisory committee…

15 June 2017, Burkina Faso – UN Environment and partners Practical Action have won this year’s Land for Life Award for a project in North Darfur that improves food security and disaster resilience through…

Sudan – The EU-funded Wadi El Ku Catchment Management project saw the close of its highly successful first phase in a workshop in El Fasher from 14-15 March. By engaging communities throughout the design and…

Khartoum – On January 30th 2017 the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Physical Planning of Sudan and UN Environment kicked off the process for the new State of the Environment and Outlook Report, in…

The first Green Freight Strategy in Africa has been launched under the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority. The Strategy was prepared by the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport…

Juba –  The National Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of South Sudan in collaboration with UN Environment held a one-day consultation workshop for preparation of the Initial National…