UN-Habitat in South Sudan Country Information
Total Value of UN-HABITAT Investments: US$ 6,539,531 Total Number of UN-HABITAT Projects: 5 projects
Capital: Juba Major Cities: Malakal, Wau, Pajok, Yei, Yambio, Aweil, Gogrial, Rumbek, Bor
Population
10.84 Million
2012
GDP
US$10.22 Billion
2012
GDP growth
-47.6%
2012
Urban population (annual %)
18%
2010
Population growth rate (average annual %)
4.3%
2011
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)
%
2010
Rural population growth rate (average annual %)
%
2010
source: World bank report Donors: UNDP, Canada (DFAIT/START), UNHCR Sudan, UNHCR Sudan, Japan, UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), UN-Habitat Emergency Response Fund Implementing Partners: UNHCR Sudan
Projects
Project Title Project Objective Focus/Branch Capacity Building for Land and Conflict Management in Southern Sudan To contribute to the more effective management of land-related disputes and conflicts in South Sudan. The programme will focus on critical interventions that will strengthen the capacity of key institutions to mitigate the risks of land-related disputes leading to conflict and to enable them to more effectively manage land disputes Research and capacity development Capacity Building for Land Conflict Management in South Sudan To contribute to the more effective management of land-related disputes and conflicts in South Sudan. The programme will focus on critical interventions that will strengthen the capacity of key institutions to mitigate the risks of land-related disputes leading to conflict and to enable them to more effectively manage land disputes Research and capacity development Housing and Livelihood Support for Returnees in South Sudan Participatory settlement planning is applied in selected areas of the 3 targeted States where returnees will be settled, in support of their reintegration and of a slum upgrading/prevention effort; Basic housing units and urban services are provided, targeting the most vulnerable returnees in urban expansion areas; Trainings to returnees are delivered in low-cost and environmental-friendly SSB construction technology and they are engaged on construction activities to support their sustainable livelihoods Housing and slum upgrading, Risk reduction and rehabilitation Quick Impact Project: Urban Water and Sanitation Project (UNMISS) Urban basic services Support to Sustainable reintegration of returnees in South Sudan To address immediate housing needs of displaced families after the revolution in Libya and assisting the ministry of housing with a short and medium term housing policy and technical support Risk reduction and rehabilitation