How to support South Sudan to go from emergency to development?

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will facilitate an event on the current situation in South Sudan – the world’s newest country.

The Hague University of Applied Sciences

The speakers at the event will share their personal and professional stories about their life and work in South Sudan. Since its independence, South Sudan is challenged by conflict and instability. Among others, South Sudan is the source of Africa’s largest refugee crisis, and 75% of its population is in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. At the same time, it possesses massive oil reserves, has vast untouched nature and wildlife, and its young population is hoping for change and development.Three women will discuss their professional and personal challenges and opportunities in South Sudan and their hopes and expectations for its future. After their keynotes, there will be ample opportunity to interact with them on development cooperation, working in a fragile context and feminist leadership through a Q&amp;A (60 minutes).The speakers at the event will be:<ul><li>Sara Beysolow Nyanti: Liberian by origin, previous experience in Yemen, Nigeria and Nepal, - now the most senior UN Official in South Sudan (the UN Resident Coordinator)</li><li>Grace Garang, a young female South Sudanese entrepreneur, and member of the Youth Advisory Committee of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs</li><li>Marjan Schippers, the Dutch ambassador to South Sudan, with previous experience in Mali and Malaysia</li></ul>The event is in partnership HagueTalks. You can find more info at https://bit.ly/HTssudan Y﻿ou can access the HagueTalks livestream via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPNx2hjvnscAt this event, photos will be taken for promotional purposes. If you do no wish to be in any images, please let us know beforehand by emailing naomi.tuinstra@minbuza.nl

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