UN Country Team launches interim strategy for South Sudan

The United Nations County Team in South Sudan has developed an interim framework which consolidates UN agency response in South Sudan. The Interim Cooperation Framework is the development strategy of the United Nations Country Team and functions as an interim framework in 2016 and 2017, which corresponds to the transitional period of the peace agreement. The goal of the ICF is to support the transformation of South Sudan towards peace and stability, and sustainable development, by focusing on five highly prioritized substantive areas: enhancing the resilience of local communities; strengthening social services for the most vulnerable; strengthening peace and governance; reinvigorating the local economy; cross-cutting improvement in the status of women and youth. The United Nations Country Team is also prepared to help assist with the formation of South Sudan’s national development plan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN in South Sudan, Ellen Margrethe Loej says an Interim Cooperation Framework launched on Thursday is aimed at kick-starting the recovery process and laying the foundations for long-term sustainable development.