South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"

By Awan Achiek
The Government of Japan released $14.6 million to support the peace process and development in South Sudan.
Tsutsumi Naohiro, the Japanese Ambassador to South Sudan said in a statement on Wednesday that the money will be utilized in supporting the implementation of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement and the upcoming election.
“While the assistance aims at providing emergency support for the people of South Sudan and alleviating humanitarian and security situations especially by the Sudan crisis, the government of Japan always hopes such assistance could encourage the recipient country and its people to develop a self-reliant development and economy,” said Tsutsumi.
He urged the implementers of the project to use the funds efficiently and effectively for improving the lives of the South Sudanese people.
“The source of this USD 14.6 million contribution is the tax collected by the Japanese government from the Japanese people. Therefore, I must ask the organizations implementing projects to use the funds most efficiently and effectively for improving the lives of the South Sudanese people,” said Tsutsumi.
“In addition, I would ask South Sudanese friends to remember that ‘your true friends’ are such hard working Japanese taxpayers’ who are assisting your self-help efforts to build a safe, prosperous, and democratic country of South Sudan,” he added.