The Ministry of Gender, Child, Social Welfare, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management launched last week the first high-level policy advocacy group in South Sudan to promote the rights of children.
The Child’s Rights and Social Protection Consortium is comprised of influential South Sudanese leaders, including former Cabinet Ministers and MPs to lobby the Government and assist the Ministry in building its capacities to develop appropriate policies to care for all children, especially the most vulnerable.
‘The poorest and most vulnerable children in any country are always at risk and we applaud this ground-breaking and wholly South Sudanese measure to ensure those who are most vulnerable will be protected,’ said UNICEF Representative Iyorlumun Uhaa.
UNICEF provided technical assistance to the Ministry in setting up the consortium.