Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management reveals a plan to launch laws to protect Internally Displaced Persons or IDPs.
Undersecretary Peter Gatwech Kulang says the main reason to introduce the law is because the country does not have one.
Gatwech notes that the country is currently using laws from the Sudan act and the Kampala Convention to protect residence displaced against crimes.
He says the country recognizes the international acts although the country does not have its own law to safeguard IDPs.
If the convention is pass South Sudan will be the second country after Kenya to have one, says Professor Chaloka Beyani, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of IDPs and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa.
He urges the international partners to push hard to ensure it is passed.
According to the UN Agency the number of forced displaced people continued to rise throughout last year
Professor Beyani calls for increased humanitarian assistance worldwide.
By the end of July 2018, an estimated 1.84 million South Sudanese are internally displaced within the country.
While nearly 2.5 million have fled and remained refugees in neighbouring countries.