South Sudan Country Annual Results 2024

Through the United Nations Cooperation Framework, the United Nations Country Team worked closely with the government and partners to redouble efforts in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on four key areas: food security, climate resilience, community empowerment, including health and education and governance. 

In agriculture, government-led initiatives supported by the United Nations increased food production from 800,000 to over 1.1 million metric tons in 2024. Over 3 million people across 10 states benefited from livelihood support through agriculture, fisheries and livestock, enhancing both food security and resilience. 

In the health sector, 2.5 million children received vitamin A supplements, and 2.1 million were dewormed. Investments were made in the areas of essential medicines and financial support for government health workers, helping to maintain critical services. Additionally, 11 automatic weather stations were installed to strengthen the national early warning system and improve disaster preparedness. 

In the education sector, thousands of crises affected and displaced children benefited from school supplies, teacher training and safe learning spaces for over 52,000 out-of school children and supported 97,000 new enrolments in primary school, helping close critical learning gaps. 

On governance, civic awareness campaigns on the Constitution-Making Process Act reached over 2.1 million people.  UNCT facilitated the launch of the South Sudan Women’s Charter—jointly developed with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare and civil society organizations—to empower women to advocate for their priorities in the constitutional process and also supported the Youth Charter for the same purpose. 

We also contributed to South Sudan’s first-ever Voluntary National Review, which sets a baseline for tracking progress toward the SDGs and aligning national strategies with global commitments.