Our plan in South Sudan

South Sudan has had a turbulent political history of underdevelopment and conflicts for over 40 years. These wars have retarded economic development and caused extensive loss of lives and livelihood assets, extensive structural damage to educational, health, water and social service structures.

The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in January 2005 brought to an end two decades of hostilities between the North and South which lead to the formation of the Government of National Unity and the Government of South Sudan as a system for governance under the rubric of one country two systems. In January 2011 South Sudan voted in a referendum to become an independent country, and the formal independence ceremony was held in July 2011.

Plan commenced its South Sudan program in 2006 and will support rebuilding of the country both at the national and at the community level. Over the next five years, Plan will aim to improve the quality of education, increase access to education for the girl child, reduce incidence of childhood diseases, and empower the people of South Sudan to achieve sustainable peace and address issue of food insecurity and increase family incomes.

Country Facts

Country	South Sudan	Australia
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Population	Not available	21 Million
Language	English	English
Capital	Juba	Canberra
GDP per capita (USD/year)	Not available	$37,300
Life expectancy	Not available	81.5
Access to safe drinking water	Not available	100%
Literacy	Not available	100%
Source:	United Nations: Millennium Development Goals Report 2006