JUBA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with South Sudan to extend funding for the community resilience project worth 110 million U.S. dollars until 2027.

Firas Raad, World Bank Country Manager for South Sudan said the second phase of the community resilience project will focus more on conflict-affected regions in the next five years.

"The World Bank is exerting efforts in the following thematic areas, supporting the government to lay the groundwork for institution building, continue support for basic services delivery, promoting resilience and livelihood opportunities, especially at the community level, and improving social inclusion for gender and youth in particular," Raad told journalists in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.

He added that the project aims to address major challenges facing South Sudan such as climate risks through collaboration with local communities.

The project will be implemented by the ministry of finance and planning, local governments, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Agak Achuil Lual, the Minister of Finance and Planning, said that the project will help improve access to basic services, build institutional capacity and also improve disaster risk management at national and sub-national levels.

The project will particularly be implemented in 10 counties including Maban, Baliet in Upper Nile state, Ruweng Administrative Area, and Raja in Western Bahr El Ghazal state. Enditem

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