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Discover UNESCO stories and reports about our work in the field.News and storiesFilterSouth SudanPriority AfricaClear all filtersCountries Filter AndorraAngolaArgentinaBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBotswanaBrazilBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCubaCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHondurasIcelandIndiaIrelandItalyJapanKenyaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMonacoMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayPanamaParaguayQatarRepublic of KoreaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovakiaSomaliaSouth Africa (-)South SudanSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTogoTunisiaTürkiyeUgandaUnited Republic of TanzaniaUnited States of AmericaUruguayZambiaZimbabweThemes Filter CultureEducationGender equalityInformation and communication (-)Priority AfricaSocial and human sciencesAccess to informationArchivesClimate changeClimate change adaptationCOP28Director GeneralEducational managementEducational plannersEducational planningEducation for sustainable developmentEducation in AfricaEducation in emergenciesFreedom of expressionFuture of educationLiteracyNorms & StandardsPolicy AdviceProgramme implementationSharing knowledgeTeacher educationTechnical and vocational educationUN & International cooperationYouthYouth activitiesYouth participationLists & Data Filter Compendium of ECCE good practicesCreative citiesICD SurveyIntangible Cultural HeritageIntercultural DialogueKnowledge HubLearning CitiesLegal InstrumentsMan and the BiosphereMemory of the WorldMemory of the World CommitteesMoWLACObservatory of Killed JournalistsOpen Science ResourcesPolicy Monitoring PlatformRight to education LibraryROAMxUNESCO ChairsWorld Book Capital NetworkWorld Heritage ListWorld Radio DayWorld Trend Report Data CatalogueCountry groups Filter Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs)Least Developed Countries (LDCs)Small Island Developing States (SIDS)Partners Filter African UnionGovernment of SwitzerlandJapan International Cooperation AgencyPlan InternationalSwedish International development agencySDGs & Targets Filter SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allSDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsSDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for allSDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsTarget 16.10Year Filter 202420232022202020162015Field units Filter UNESCO Office in JubaUNESCO Office in Nairobi and Regional Bureau for ScienceWindhoekACDEGKMNSTUZ News South Sudan Celebrates World Press Freedom Day 202417 May 2024 News Celebrating culture, identity and diversity for social cohesion, unity and peace in South Sudan15 May 2024 News Over 200 students graduate in six selected TVET trades in South Sudan8 May 2024 News Two-day seminar on access to information kicks-off in Juba3 April 2024 News UNESCO trains Police Officers and Journalists on freedom of expression4 March 2024 News Gender-Based Violence training for NGO staff in South Sudan4 March 2024 News UNESCO and Ministry of Education Hold TVET Sub-Sector Annual Review Meeting in Juba21 February 2024 News UNESCO and Partners Hold a Community Leaders’ Conference in Juba24 January 2024 News UNESCO and Stakeholders launch “ReIShaping Policies for Creativity and Artistic Freedom” Project.8 January 2024 News UNESCO and the Ministry of General Education train master trainers on TVET.22 December 2023 News UNESCO and SIDA-funded project empowers Youth through TVET education in South Sudan15 December 2023 News Africa unites for the right to access to information19 June 2023 News Retreat for UNESCO Africa staff in Nairobi14 June 2023 Story Engaging with the young in a young country.13 January 2022 News South Sudan Copyright Design Peer-to-Peer Exchange with the United Republic of Tanzania24 November 2020 News South Sudan commemorates International Literacy Day (ILD)15 September 2020 News Re|Shaping Cultural Policies in South Sudan2 September 2020 News #YouthOfUNESCO: Hidita Scovia paves the way for peacebuilding in South Sudan20 December 2016 News New UNESCO YouthMobile “Searching for Martha” Project launched in Kigali to empower young, African, women mobile apps entrepreneurs28 October 2015 News Forest Whitaker and Valerie Amos visit South Sudan to assess humanitarian challenges17 February 2015 News Forest Whitaker and Valerie Amos visit South Sudan to assess humanitarian challenges9 February 2015
News Celebrating culture, identity and diversity for social cohesion, unity and peace in South Sudan15 May 2024
News UNESCO and Ministry of Education Hold TVET Sub-Sector Annual Review Meeting in Juba21 February 2024
News UNESCO and Stakeholders launch “ReIShaping Policies for Creativity and Artistic Freedom” Project.8 January 2024
News UNESCO and SIDA-funded project empowers Youth through TVET education in South Sudan15 December 2023
News South Sudan Copyright Design Peer-to-Peer Exchange with the United Republic of Tanzania24 November 2020
News New UNESCO YouthMobile “Searching for Martha” Project launched in Kigali to empower young, African, women mobile apps entrepreneurs28 October 2015
News Forest Whitaker and Valerie Amos visit South Sudan to assess humanitarian challenges17 February 2015
News Forest Whitaker and Valerie Amos visit South Sudan to assess humanitarian challenges9 February 2015