UN General Assembly
2022

It is my distinct honour to address the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session today on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan. I wish to congratulate the President, His Excellency Mr. Csaba Korosi of Hungary, on being chosen to lead the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly. The Government of South Sudan welcomes his motto, “Solutions through solidarity, sustainability and science”. We stand in support of sustainable policies and positive social transformations. We commend the Secretary-General for convening the Transforming Education Summit, which successfully concluded this week. I am pleased to report that South Sudan is committed to transforming its education system by increasing its budgetary allocation for education to 17.5 per cent of the national budget. This investment in education will enable us to build more schools and improve teachers’ pay and thereby put the country on track to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 by 2030.