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Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
In 2024, South Sudan achieved a landmark milestone for gender equality and women’s empowerment with the adoption of the South Sudan Women’s Charter[1]. This historic document, developed through nationwide consultations and supported by UN Women, promotes women’s meaningful participation in constitution-making, elections, political parties, and policy interventions, directly contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal 5, Target 5.5, by prioritizing women’s leadership.
The Charter was co-funded by the Peacebuilding Fund, the Governments of the Netherlands and Norway, and developed in collaboration with UNHCR, UNDP, UNMISS, civil society organizations, government, Ministry of Gender, Ministry of Peacebuilding and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC). Drawing from experiences of six countries—Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Libya—the Charter outlines twelve critical priorities, including political participation, economic rights, education, protection against gender-based violence (GBV), access to justice, climate security and public finance management reforms.
As a result of UN Women’s capacity-building efforts with key partners, including the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Legislative Assembly (NLA), civil society, youth, persons with disabilities, and media practitioners[2], the NCRC is revising its rules to ensure the leadership and participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in civic education, public consultations, and constitution drafting. This progress lays the foundation for a people-driven, inclusive Permanent Constitution that addresses gender barriers and promotes equality, in line with the Charter demands.
Beyond constitutional reform, the Charter is actively guiding the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare (MGCSW) in drafting critical legislative measures, including the Anti-GBV Bill, Family Bill, and Gender Affirmative Bill. Five women’s coalitions at subnational levels, inspired by the Charter, are now advocating for their constitutional priorities and preparing position papers on gender equality for submission to the NCRC.
The South Sudan Women’s Charter represents a transformative step toward embedding gender equality in South Sudan’s governance and legal frameworks, ensuring inclusive, transparent, and accountable systems that protect and empower women and marginalized groups.
[1] https://africa.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/south_sudan_womens_charter.pdf
[2] UN Women post-training surveys for the NCRC, Journalists, and Public Speaking Trainings, 2024.
The Charter was co-funded by the Peacebuilding Fund, the Governments of the Netherlands and Norway, and developed in collaboration with UNHCR, UNDP, UNMISS, civil society organizations, government, Ministry of Gender, Ministry of Peacebuilding and the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC). Drawing from experiences of six countries—Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Libya—the Charter outlines twelve critical priorities, including political participation, economic rights, education, protection against gender-based violence (GBV), access to justice, climate security and public finance management reforms.
As a result of UN Women’s capacity-building efforts with key partners, including the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC), National Legislative Assembly (NLA), civil society, youth, persons with disabilities, and media practitioners[2], the NCRC is revising its rules to ensure the leadership and participation of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in civic education, public consultations, and constitution drafting. This progress lays the foundation for a people-driven, inclusive Permanent Constitution that addresses gender barriers and promotes equality, in line with the Charter demands.
Beyond constitutional reform, the Charter is actively guiding the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare (MGCSW) in drafting critical legislative measures, including the Anti-GBV Bill, Family Bill, and Gender Affirmative Bill. Five women’s coalitions at subnational levels, inspired by the Charter, are now advocating for their constitutional priorities and preparing position papers on gender equality for submission to the NCRC.
The South Sudan Women’s Charter represents a transformative step toward embedding gender equality in South Sudan’s governance and legal frameworks, ensuring inclusive, transparent, and accountable systems that protect and empower women and marginalized groups.
[1] https://africa.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-06/south_sudan_womens_charter.pdf
[2] UN Women post-training surveys for the NCRC, Journalists, and Public Speaking Trainings, 2024.
Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
In November 2023, 18 women (32%) out of 57 members were appointed in the leadership of the Reconstituted National Constitutional Review Commission (R-NCRC) that oversees the Constitution Making Process (CMP). In 2022, 4 out of the 18 appointed women’s capacity and knowledge on the CMP including the procedure to be appointed in the R-NCRC were strengthened through UN Women’s supported trainings that were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare. The gender diversity and inclusion of women by 32% in the composition of the R-NCRC help women to meaningfully engage in all constitutional provisions and mainstreaming gender equality across the CMP. As the foundational national document, the Constitution has the potential to be transformative and offers an entry point to ensure the state commits to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of women as well as advance women in political, economic and social life. The CMP offers an excellent opportunity for women to participate in a bid to safeguard their rights in the supreme law. UN Women strengthened the capacity of 65 (40 women and 25 men) members of National Legislative Assembly, which resulted in engendering and adopting a gender-responsive Constitution Making Process Act, 2022. In addition, South Sudanese Women’s Charter was finalized. It is an advocacy tool for the inclusion of gender and women’s priorities in the CMP as well as a call for legal, policy and/or programmatic interventions to address critical women’s issues related to gender equality and women’s rights. The Charter has 12 thematic areas of concern that is based on the discussions and recommendations of broad state level consultations across the country, covering 300 participants (240 female and 60 males, including 50 persons with disabilities (PWD)) as well as 1,000 IDPs and returnees (500 females and 500 males, including 8% of PWD). UN Women led the process of developing the Charter which was started in 2022. UN Women led in the development of Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) bill, which has been tabled to parliament by the Ministry of Gender. WEF is a critical provision in Chapter 4 of the Peace Agreement to spur economic recovery and empowerment of women and girls. In addition, .
The result contributes to SDG 5: Target 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life and UNSDCF Outcome 4: Women, youth plus vulnerable groups are empowered to demand and exercise their political, economic, social, environmental and cultural rights.
The result contributes to SDG 5: Target 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life and UNSDCF Outcome 4: Women, youth plus vulnerable groups are empowered to demand and exercise their political, economic, social, environmental and cultural rights.
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OutcomeSSD_D_4.1
Outcome result statementGovernment of South Sudan to budget for and implement gender provisions in the reform proposals agreed in Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and the anticipated Transitional Government of National Unity forms.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_D_4.1
OutcomeSSD_D_4.2
Outcome result statementHumanitarian country teams/clusters including the relevant national government will strengthen their capacities to mainstream gender equality and women’s empowerment issues in their efforts.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_D_4.2
OutcomeSSD_D_4.3
Outcome result statementWomen and girls affected by the conflict can access protection and economic opportunities to rebuild their lives, livelihood s and communities. UN Women will ensure that women savings clubs/cooperatives are established, and work to transform social norms to promote women's human rights to prevent violence against women and girls, and support survivors of sexual and gender based violence to access comprehensive, multi-sectoral essential services.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_D_4.3
OutcomeSSD_D_6.1
Outcome result statementThe transitional government will have systems to track normative frameworks (UNSCR 1325, CEDAW, Beijing Platform and World Humanitarian Summit) to provide enabling environment for gender sensitive transitional and post conflict legislative and policy environment.
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_D_6.1
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Result statement
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OutcomeSSD_O_1
Outcome result statementEnhanced coordination, coherence and accountability of the UN system for commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_O_1
OutcomeSSD_O_2
Outcome result statementIncreased engagement of partners in support of UN-Women’s mandate
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_O_2
OutcomeSSD_O_3
Outcome result statementHigh quality of programmes through knowledge, innovation, results-based management and evaluation
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_O_3
OutcomeSSD_O_4
Outcome result statementImproved management of financial and human resources in pursuit of results
IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-SSD_O_4
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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $331,833 2022
CanadaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$331,833
Development:$331,833(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$858,204 2021
CanadaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$858,204
Development:$858,204(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$374,508 2020
CanadaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$374,508
Development:$374,508(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$714,997 2019
CanadaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$714,997
Development:$714,997(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$480,944 2018
CanadaOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$480,944
Development:$480,944(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
| Germany | $64,196 2022
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$64,196
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$64,196(100%)
|
--
2021
No data available
|
$452,515 2020
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$452,515
Development:$452,515(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$535,903 2019
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$535,903
Development:$535,903(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$51,000 2018
GermanyOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$51,000
Development:$51,000(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
| Japan | $537,668 2022
JapanOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$537,668
Development:$537,668(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$284,150 2021
JapanOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$284,150
Development:$284,150(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$109,960 2020
JapanOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$109,960
Development:$109,960(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$509,867 2019
JapanOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$509,867
Development:$450,027(88%)
Humanitarian:$59,840(12%)
|
$537,909 2018
JapanOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$537,909
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$537,909(100%)
|
| Norway | $310,608 2022
NorwayOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$310,608
Development:$310,608(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$7,417 2021
NorwayOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$7,417
Development:$7,417(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$371,495 2020
NorwayOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$371,495
Development:$371,495(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$890,171 2019
NorwayOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$890,171
Development:$890,171(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$264,729 2018
NorwayOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$264,729
Development:$264,729(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
| Netherlands (the) | $442,916 2022
Netherlands (the)OECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$442,916
Development:$442,916(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$669,750 2021
Netherlands (the)OECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$669,750
Development:$669,750(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$129,457 2020
Netherlands (the)OECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$129,457
Development:$129,457(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$43,570 2019
Netherlands (the)OECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$43,570
Development:$43,570(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| Peacebuilding Fund | $813,066 2022
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$813,066
Development:$813,066(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$1,616,928 2021
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$1,616,928
Development:$1,616,928(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$584,545 2020
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$584,545
Development:$584,545(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$50,000 2019
Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$50,000
Development:$50,000(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| Sweden | $842,999 2022
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$842,999
Development:$770,187(91%)
Humanitarian:$72,812(9%)
|
$1,114,116 2021
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$1,114,116
Development:$938,482(84%)
Humanitarian:$175,634(16%)
|
$1,250,358 2020
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$1,250,358
Development:$1,250,358(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$205,684 2019
SwedenOECD-DAC donor
Total contribution:$205,684
Development:$205,684(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | --
2022
No data available
|
--
2021
No data available
|
$104,150 2020
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$104,150
Development:$104,150(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$223,145 2019
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$223,145
Development:$223,145(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) | $72,183 2022
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$72,183
Development:$72,183(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$84,840 2021
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$84,840
Development:$84,840(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
$21,600 2020
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
Total contribution:$21,600
Development:$21,600(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office | --
2022
No data available
|
$230,000 2021
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$230,000
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$230,000(100%)
|
$81,100 2020
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
Total contribution:$81,100
Development:$0(0%)
Humanitarian:$81,100(100%)
|
--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
|
| African Development Bank | $224,269 2022
African Development BankInternational financial institution
Total contribution:$224,269
Development:$224,269(100%)
Humanitarian:$0(0%)
|
--
2021
No data available
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--
2020
No data available
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--
2019
No data available
|
--
2018
No data available
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2022
Canada$331,833
Total contribution$331,833
Development$331,833(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Germany$64,196
Total contribution$64,196
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$64,196(100%)
Japan$537,668
Total contribution$537,668
Development$537,668(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Norway$310,608
Total contribution$310,608
Development$310,608(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Netherlands (the)$442,916
Total contribution$442,916
Development$442,916(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Peacebuilding Fund$813,066
Total contribution$813,066
Development$813,066(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Sweden$842,999
Total contribution$842,999
Development$770,187(91%)
Humanitarian$72,812(9%)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$72,183
Total contribution$72,183
Development$72,183(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
African Development Bank$224,269
Total contribution$224,269
Development$224,269(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
2021
Canada$858,204
Total contribution$858,204
Development$858,204(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Japan$284,150
Total contribution$284,150
Development$284,150(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Norway$7,417
Total contribution$7,417
Development$7,417(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Netherlands (the)$669,750
Total contribution$669,750
Development$669,750(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Peacebuilding Fund$1,616,928
Total contribution$1,616,928
Development$1,616,928(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Sweden$1,114,116
Total contribution$1,114,116
Development$938,482(84%)
Humanitarian$175,634(16%)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$84,840
Total contribution$84,840
Development$84,840(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$230,000
Total contribution$230,000
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$230,000(100%)
2020
Canada$374,508
Total contribution$374,508
Development$374,508(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Germany$452,515
Total contribution$452,515
Development$452,515(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Japan$109,960
Total contribution$109,960
Development$109,960(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Norway$371,495
Total contribution$371,495
Development$371,495(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Netherlands (the)$129,457
Total contribution$129,457
Development$129,457(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Peacebuilding Fund$584,545
Total contribution$584,545
Development$584,545(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Sweden$1,250,358
Total contribution$1,250,358
Development$1,250,358(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$104,150
Total contribution$104,150
Development$104,150(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$21,600
Total contribution$21,600
Development$21,600(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$81,100
Total contribution$81,100
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$81,100(100%)
2019
Canada$714,997
Total contribution$714,997
Development$714,997(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Germany$535,903
Total contribution$535,903
Development$535,903(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Japan$509,867
Total contribution$509,867
Development$450,027(88%)
Humanitarian$59,840(12%)
Norway$890,171
Total contribution$890,171
Development$890,171(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Netherlands (the)$43,570
Total contribution$43,570
Development$43,570(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Peacebuilding Fund$50,000
Total contribution$50,000
Development$50,000(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Sweden$205,684
Total contribution$205,684
Development$205,684(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)$223,145
Total contribution$223,145
Development$223,145(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
2018
Canada$480,944
Total contribution$480,944
Development$480,944(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Germany$51,000
Total contribution$51,000
Development$51,000(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)
Japan$537,909
Total contribution$537,909
Development$0(0%)
Humanitarian$537,909(100%)
Norway$264,729
Total contribution$264,729
Development$264,729(100%)
Humanitarian$0(0%)