South Sudan RSRTF 

Objectives

Fund scope

At the South Sudan Trust Fund development, peace and security, are mutually reinforcing components addressed alongside each other. Stakeholders designed a Fund that is aligned with New Way of Working principles, and this whole-of-system approach is based on the understanding that reconciliation, stabilization and resilience programmes can build and sustain an environment of peace and stability in South Sudan. By applying flexible financing, transparency, coherence, and area-based programmes the Fund pioneers approaches that address peace and stability concerns, and also support communities in realizing economic and livelihood gains. 

The Fund promotes coordinated, coherent and integrated peacebuilding efforts among members of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and other development actors. Critically, pooled funding bridges silos and combines the strengths humanitarian, development and peacekeeping operations to realize common aims that hit Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets as well. Collective outcomes reduce risk, vulnerability and levels of humanitarian need over time. 

The Fund approach reinforces sustainable and inclusive community driven programmes that strengthen existing capacities at national and local levels.

Strategic and results framework

The programmatic framework of the South Sudan RSRTF is anchored in the United Nations Cooperation Framework. It reflects the Mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and expands civil society, NGO, and donor efforts in empowering communities and building the resilience of South Sudanese and the country’s institutions. 

Contributing to the overall aim of the cooperation framework, Trust Fund activities support stabilization and reconciliation efforts that prepare the path for building people’s resilience so they better withstand the shocks and stresses faced as a result of current crises. The results framework for the Fund is aligned to four priority areas:

• Building peace and strengthening governance.
• Improving food security and recovering local economies.
• Strengthening social services.
• Empowering women and youth.

These areas cover the spectrum of resilience-oriented efforts by NGOs, the United Nations, government, and donors. Additionally, they encompass the overarching goals laid out in the South Sudanese 2018-2021 National Development Strategy.

Governance

Governance arrangements

Steering Committee

Provides strategic guidance and oversight of the Trust Fund. Committee members identify priority areas and review proposals submitted by potential partners. Chaired by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG), Humanitarian Coordinator, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the Steering Committee is also comprised of representatives from the UNCT, UNIMISS, donor countries, the Secretariat, and NGOs. The Committee makes decisions by consensus.

Trust Fund Secretariat

Hosted by the Office of the DSRSG, the Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Trust Fund. It provides technical and administrative support to the Steering Committee and follows up on all aspects of Fund resource allocation and project cycles.

Area Reference Groups

Area Reference Groups are comprised of representatives from the United Nations, local authorities and communities, and partnering organizations. They undertake community and stakeholder consultations, assess context specific needs, risks, and capacities, recommend funding priorities, and review and assess fund requests submitted by partners.

Administrative Agent

Funds are routed by way of a pass-through mechanism. Participating Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, the Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors. 

Managing Agent

UNDP, in its capacity as Managing Agent, ensures that NGOs are able to access the South Sudan RSRTF by providing oversight functions and ensuring that project implementation is in line with Fund rules, regulations, directives and procedures.

Implementing Partners

The Fund acts as a pass-through mechanism, transferring resources directly to Participating United Nations organizations that have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Administrative Agent. Each Participating Organization assumes full programmatic and financial accountability for funds disbursed by the MPTF Office. 

Projects

South Sudan RSRTF

South Sudan RSRTF is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

South Sudan RSRTF

Results

Using a whole-of-system methodology, the South Sudan RSRTF pioneers approaches that address peacebuilding and stabilization concerns while supporting communities in realizing economic and livelihood gains. Reconciliation, stabilization and resilience efforts help communities build and sustain peace and stability in South Sudan.

In this section you will find the latest editions of reports that detail Fund performance and results. In most cases, results are presented according to SDG contributions, signature indicators, and Fund outcomes.

Contacts

Points of contact