Ambassador Haley on Reduced Administrative Fees for NGOs Working in South Sudan

​This action will save NGOs approximately $2,500 compared to last year
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, January 29, 2018/ -- This week, the Government of South Sudan waived registration fees for nongovernmental organizations‎. This action will save NGOs approximately $2,500 compared to last year. This includes NGOs that, along with UN agencies, provide life-saving assistance to 3 million people per month. However, work permit fees – often ranging between $2,000 to $4,000 per international staff member – remain a much greater financial burden. To date, the South Sudanese government has failed to implement a 2012 bilateral agreement between the United States and South Sudan which exempts implementing partners from fees and taxes on programs implemented with USAID funding.

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“We acknowledge efforts by the Government of South Sudan for taking a step in the right direction, but fees, paperwork, and bureaucracy should never get in the way of providing life-saving assistance. We encourage even greater rollbacks to administrative impediments so that the long-suffering South Sudanese people can get the help they need without delay.