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UNDP Sudan Quarterly
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UNDP
in Southern Sudan Monthly Newsletter
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Volume
5: July 2009:
Special Edition: UNDP in Eastern Sudan
: UNDP’s full engagement in Eastern
Sudan dates back to late 1980s. Over the past
twenty years, UNDP has been supporting rural
development, local governance, access to judicial
servicesl ...
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Volume
4: April 2009:
In focus: “The first time I delivered
a baby I felt so nervous. I thought can I
or can’t I really do this?” says
18-year old Nafiza Abdallah as she sits outside
her home in the small fishing village of Ofud
in Blue Nile State. ...
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Volume
3: February 2009:
In focus: Women victims of rape in Darfur
used to be denied post-trauma medical assistance
unless they agreed to complete Form 8. Form
8 is a one page reporting document produced
by the Ministry of Justice to record physical
injuries related to criminal acts...
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Volume
2: December 2008:
In focus: In Darfur, where conflict continues
to place significant strains on the justice
system, UNDP’s Rule of Law Programme
is sponsoring low-income law graduates to
sit for the Bar Examination held in Khartoum,
allowing them the right to practice law in
the region...
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Volume
1: April- June 2008:
In focus: The Government of National Unity
of Sudan (GoNU), the Government of Southern
Sudan (GoSS) and UNDP signed on June 25 in
Geneva an agreement to support the reintegration
of 180,000 ex-combatants and to facilitate
their successful transition back to civilian
life...
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April
2011:
person of the Commission, H.E. William Deng
Deng, referring to the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement which is due to end in July with
the expected declaration of independence for
Southern Sudan. “Phase Two will be post-CPA.
We are in the process of writing the government
policy for DDR for Phase Two.”...
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December
2010:
On 26th October the annual Governors’
Forum convened at the Legislative Assembly
in Juba. H.E. Vice President Dr. Riek Machar
Teny formally opened the event and delivered
President Salva Kiir’s keynote speech
in his absence, highlighting the importance
of the Forum and thanking UNDP for their consistent
support to the event...
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August
2010:
One of the main ways UNDP helps developing
countries is by supporting them to design
and implement important policy frameworks
and strategies. In a post-conflict setting
such as Southern Sudan, the development of
a sound plan to manage aid flows from international
donors is crucial...
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July
2010:
With only five years left until the 2015 deadline
to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs), UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon
has called on world leaders to attend a summit
in New York in September to accelerate progress
towards the MDGs.....
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June
2010:
WIn post-conflict contexts, the process of
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
(DDR) is a fundamental requirement for securing
the transition to peace. But when excombatants
and women associated with the armed forces
(WAAFs) demobilize, they are often left with
limited skills or economic opportunities to
support themselves and their families....
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April
2010:
Working in partnership with UN agencies, governments,
civil society and other national and international
partners is crucial for UNDP. Partnerships
not only generate resources and capacities
for development, they also mobilize a collective
commitment to solving paramount challenges....
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March
2010:
Earlier this month, people around the world
participated in thousands events to help celebrate
the economic, political and social achievements
of women. International Women’s Day,
which is observed every year on 8 March, provides
an opportunity to reflect on the fact that,
globally, ....
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February
2010:
Peace in Sudan remains a key concern ahead
of the country's historic April 2010 elections,
the first in decades.
With less than two months left until the first
ballots are cast, Sudanese authorities are
under pressure to establish a viable security
network before the decisive national elections
commence. ....
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January
2010:
Regular, free and fair elections are a defining
feature of modern representative democracies.
Elections not only help confer legitimacy
on government officials, they also serve an
important accountability function. In terms
of state-building,
elections are crucial. ....
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December
2009:
Under the leadership of the Southern Sudan
Census Centre for Statistics and Evaluation
(SSCCSE), UNDP and key partners supported
the production of the first Statistical Yearbook
for Southern Sudan. The document is intended
to help the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),
state officials, ....
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November
2009:
World leaders have pledged to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015,
which include the overarching goal of cutting
ex-treme poverty in half. The United Na-tions
Development Programme (UNDP), using its worldwide
network, is coordinating global and national
efforts to reach these Goals...
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October
2009:
If the vision of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA) is to be achieved in Southern Sudan,
solid and effective governance infrastructure
is essential. Without it, credible, trans-parent,
and participatory institutions cannot thrive
and efficient service de-livery is nearly
impossible., ...
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September
2009:
This year’s UNDP supported Gover-nors’
Forum took place on 10 – 14 August at
the Legislative As-sembly in Juba. As is now
custom-ary, it was opened by H.E. General
Salva Kiir Mayar-dit, ...
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August
2009:
The Southern Sudan Recon-struction and Development
Fund (SSRDF) was established by the Government
of South-ern Sudan (GoSS) to oversee a number
of rebuilding and development activities in
the region ...
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July
2009:
The signing of the CPA in 2005 formalized
the end of more than 25 years of civil war
in Southern Sudan, but the legacy of the prolonged
conflict has had devastating effects on the
population, ...
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June
2009:
The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) passed
the Local Government Act in April, paving
the way for the dissemination of authority
to local government councils. ...
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