On May 12, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken rolled out the 23rd International Religious Freedom Report. The report covers the status of religious freedom in countries around the world and U.S. efforts to promote religious freedom. Secretary Blinken noted the following in his remarks : “Let me just say a few words about why this …
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On April 15, the U.S. government announced $95 million in new humanitarian assistance funding from the American people to the people of South Sudan. To honor the occasion, U.S. Embassy Juba Chargé d’Affaires Larry André participated in a press conference at the World Food Programme (WFP) compound in Juba along with WFP Country Director Matthew …
Read More» Last month, the Biden Administration released Interim National Security Strategic Guidance to convey how America will engage with the world. The document includes the following section on Africa (on page 11): “We will also continue to build partnerships in Africa, investing in civil society and strengthening long-standing political, economic, and cultural connections. We will partner …
Read More» South Sudan’s economy is in fundamental need of far-reaching and irreversible reform. The last year highlighted its vulnerability to external shocks such as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, changes in oil prices, severe flooding, and desert locusts. Investment remains too low to support the sustained economic growth needed to cut the dire food insecurity and, in …
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE U.S. EMBASSY JUBA, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION Notice of Funding Opportunity Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Juba PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number: AF-JUB-21-01 Deadline for Applications: June 1, 2021 CFDA Number: 19.040 – Public Diplomacy Programs Total Amount Available: Up to $40,000 A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Juba Public Affairs Section (PAS) …
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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (RTGoNU). This was a major step toward restoring peace in South Sudan. The Troika welcomes all efforts by the RTGoNU in implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), most notably the appointment of a unified Cabinet, Governors, and Deputy Governors in all states. The Troika …
Read More» Statement by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Jon F. Danilowicz on Recent Events at the U.S. Capitol The United States Congress has completed its Constitutionally mandated count of the Electoral College vote and affirmed the election of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Kamala D. Harris. They will be sworn into office and a peaceful transfer of power …
Read More» Joint Local Statement on the food security situation in South Sudan following the release of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Report The Heads of Mission of the United Kingdom, United States, Norway, the Netherlands and the European Union Delegation, have issued this statement following the release of the government’s report on 18 December …
Read More» Monday, September 14, 2020 – marked the start of Feed the Future Week, a weeklong event highlighting progress made in addressing the root causes of poverty, hunger and malnutrition in the global effort to end hunger. This year, The U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative commemorates its 10-year anniversary and a decade of impact with …
Read More» To Friends and Colleagues and, most especially, to the People of South Sudan: Happy Fourth of July – American Independence Day. On behalf of the United States, I hope this occasion finds you and your loved ones healthy and well, and perhaps thinking ahead to South Sudan’s own Independence Day on July 9. During a …
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BOMA NATIONAL PARK, South Sudan—U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan Tom Hushek today launched a three-year, $7.5 million U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project implemented by the Wildlife Conservation Society to conserve wildlife, natural resources, and protected areas in South Sudan, while helping to build sustainable livelihoods and mitigate conflict in and around Boma and …
Read More» South Sudan (Tier 3) The Government of the Republic of South Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore South Sudan remained on Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps to address trafficking, including …
Read More» The U.S. Embassy in South Sudan extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of the passengers and crew aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.
Read More» The following statement is issued on behalf of the Heads of Mission of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States: The Troika are deeply concerned by the South Sudan Transitional National Legislative Assembly’s passage of a bill to unilaterally extend the transitional government’s term, and calls on President Kiir to reject it. This move will …
Read More» The members of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) strongly condemn the continuing pattern of violations of the December 21, 2017 Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) agreement by parties to the South Sudan High Level Revitalization Forum (the Forum), and call on all parties to immediately and fully implement the CoH in …
Read More» U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on a Draft UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan, December 23, 2016 United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 (212) 415-4050 http://usun.state.gov AS DELIVERED December 23, 2016 Thank you very much, Mr. President. …
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