Our Work on the Sustainable Development Goals in South Sudan

How the UN is supporting The Sustainable Development Goals in South Sudan

The SDGs are universal and indivisible, yet customized to South Sudan's unique circumstances. South Sudan's inaugural SDG report emphasized important linkages between the 17 SDGs priority areas and enabling goals that can leverage results across the SDG spectrum. UNCT support incorporate these approaches and lessons from the SDG report with the aim of improving the effectiveness of strategies and policies and minimize unnecessary trade-offs between them. SDG mechanisms also provide a basis for sequenced decision making to meet priority outcomes over time.

The Sustainable Development Goals in South Sudan

The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. These are also the goals the UN is working for in South Sudan: