South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Simon Deng
The UN Women On Tuesday, donated five laptops, five desktop computers, five cabinet files, 50 boxes of printing paper, and eight toners to the National Constitution Review Commission (NCRC) to aid in the documentation of the constitution-making process.
Riang Yier Zuor, the Chairperson of the reconstituted NCRC, said that the commission has received essential equipment from UN Women for this documentation effort.
“The delegation has come to deliver various equipment, including computers, laptops, desktops, and other supplies. The constitution-making process is quite tedious and will require extensive documentation and recording,” Zuor said while receiving the equipment at the NCRC premises.
“Having these computers will be invaluable. With them available to the commission members and the Secretariat, I believe we will achieve a lot in this regard, which is beneficial for the people of South Sudan,” he added.
Zuor mentioned that a team would be dispatched to conduct civic education and public consultations in collaboration with Secretariat members, who will gather public input to help generate a constitutional text.
“I want to assure you that the NCRC is deeply committed to the constitutional-making process, and we are determined to ensure the constitution is ready before the elections,” he affirmed.
Rukaya Mohamed, the deputy country representative of UN Women, emphasized the importance of the donation, stating it would enable the NCRC to perform its secretariat work effectively during the upcoming nationwide civic education and public consultations.
“It is a pleasure for me to deliver equipment that will enhance the commission’s operational capabilities. We are at a critical juncture where public consultation and civic education will occur at various levels, and this needs to be documented,” said Mohamed.
“This is just the beginning of more support to come. We greatly value our partnership with the NCRC and will continue to work together to ensure that South Sudan has a permanent, gender-responsive constitution,” she added.
On Tuesday, UN Women donated five laptops, five desktop computers, five cabinet files, 50 boxes of printing paper, and eight toners to the NCRC.
