Scaling Up Establishment Of One Stop Youth Centres For Peace And Development In South Sudan.

UN-Habitat has a wealth of experience in developing OSYCs across the world, and in post-conflict countries to foster peace, mutual understanding and respect among the youth, most notably in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Rwanda. The OSYC model is based on cooperation among youth and youth groups to effectively maintain the centres, providing a space for conflict resolution forums as well as opportunities for training, job placement and entrepreneurial skills development.

The OSYCs project builds on previous and on-going UN-Habitat initiatives in South Sudan and elsewhere globally. Completed and on-going UN Habitat activities in South Sudan include land and urban management in South Sudan (2012-2013); Piped Water Supply Systems in South Sudan funded by UNMISS ($1,100,000); UN-Habitat/ UNDP joint programme on Land Surveying and Settlement Planning, and Capacity Building Support to South Sudan States; Flood Protection, Water and Sanitation and Livelihoods for Returnees and IDPs in South Sudan (2015-2016), One Stop Youth Centres for Peace and Development in South Sudan (2017-2018), Housing for Veterans for Sustainable Peace and Development (2017) funded by Government of Japan; Housing project funded by the Government of Japan in Western Bahr el Ghazal and Central Equatorial States in period 2013-2014 and support to UNHCR Emergency Shelter Project; GLTN Secure land tenure and property rights for all Project phase II (2012-2017).