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The Ministry of Federal Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan is a cabinet-level government ministry in the Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU), established to coordinate and facilitate enshrinement of federalism in the permanent constitution of the Republic of South Sudan.^[1]

The incumbent Minister of Federal Affairs is Lasuba L. Wongo.

References

^ Kiden, Viola (2017-10-01). "Cabinet endorses establishment of federal affairs ministry". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

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[1] Kiden, Viola (2017-10-01). "Cabinet endorses establishment of federal affairs ministry". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

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 The incumbent Minister of Federal Affairs is [[Lasuba L. Wango|Lasuba L. Wongo.]]
-== Mandate ==
-# Initiate a federal and democratic system of governance that reflects the character of South Sudan in its various institutions that taken together, guarantees good governance, constitutionalism and rule of law, human rights, gender equality and affirmative action. (R-ARCSS, Article 6.2.2)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan {{!}} UN Peacemaker |url=https://peacemaker.un.org/node/2676 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=peacemaker.un.org}}</ref>
-# Promote people's participation in the governance of the country through democratic, free an fair elections and devolution of powers and resources to states and counties. (R-ARCSS, Article 6.2.4)
-# Commit to realize "a federal and democratic system of governance that reflects the character of the Republic of South Sudan and ensures unity in diversity be enacted during the permanent constitution making process." (R-ARCSS, Article 1.4.11)
-== Vision ==
-A peaceful, prosperous, united, inclusive and democratic South Sudan
-== Mission ==
-To ensure a functioning federal and democratic system of government of government is enshrined in the permanent constitution of the Republic of South Sudan.
-== Core Values ==
-Integrity, inclusivity, respect for diversity, honesty, justice, teamwork, transparency; Accountability and rule of law.
-== Objectives ==
-# To establish a functioning and effective Ministry of     Federal Affairs that is able to transition South Sudan to a federal system     of government as called for in the R-ARCSS.
-# To work closely with line ministries, among others the     Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the Council of States     to ensure that the principles of federalism are enshrined in the permanent     constitution to bring about lasting peace and promote unity and diversity.
-# To advocate for development of mechanisms and policies     that strengthen relations between/among nationals, states, local     government and the people.
-# To advocate all levels of state, local and national     government have the necessary capacities and more resources to function     effectively to serve the people of South Sudan in their respective     geographical constituent units.
-# To work closely in areas related to the Public Finance     and Economic Management in developing formulae and policies regarding     revenue allocation in line with the spirit of devolution of powers and     resources to the states, counties, payams and bomas.
-== Functions of the Ministry ==
-. Research, Monitoring-Evaluation-Learning
-* Commission and coordinate comprehensive research on the     federal and democratic system of governance, devolution of powers to the     states and counties and their respective capacities as well as sharing of     wealth, revenue and natural resources and its applications under the     conditions of South Sudan with the aim of maintaining peace and ensuring     unity in diversity.
-* Commission studies and coordinate the public     opinion/response, adoption, and feedback concerning all the aspects of     federalism.
-* Work with relevant financial institutions of the     government of South Sudan to develop a comprehensive formulae and     procedure for sharing a natural resource wealth of South Sudan between     management systems in a federal setting to propel equitable development in     the constituent political units.
-. Coordination, Facilitation and Outreach
-* Develop effective policy, guides, and mechanisms of addressing intra and intra-state conflicts that emerge due to exercise of concurrent powers and resource sharing as a means of ensuring peace peace and stability, national unity and equitable development in various levels of government of South Sudan.
-* Initiate and coordinate national conversation/dialogue on precept of federalism through meetings and public debate at county, state and national conferences to create common understanding, peace, stability, national unity and equitable development in way of its implementation in South Sudan.
-* Mobilize resources and coordinate with development partners to develop  and strengthen capacity at states and local government administration.
-. Participation in the Permanent Constitutional Development.
-* Initiate the process and establishment of a federal (political, administrative and fiscal) and democratic system of government that reflect the character of South Sudan in its various institutions that guarantee good governance and constitutionalism.
-* Participate effectively in all the stages of the constitution making processes as well as advice the R-TGoNU on he best ways of establishing and implementing a federal system of governance in relation to different levels of government.
 == References ==