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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A senior British official has arrived in South Sudan, the world\u2019s youngest country, to access impact of British support to health and educational systems in the country.<\/p>\n

Helen Grant, British lawmaker and Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s Special Envoy for Girl\u2019s Education who was in South Sudan about ten years ago said in an Op-Ed published by Sudans Post today that girl\u2019s education is a top priority of her government.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisiting South Sudan in my role as the UK Prime Minister\u2019s Special Envoy for Girls\u2019 Education is a real honour. This is my second time in the country having visited with the UK Parliament\u2019s International Development Committee in 2012,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cGirls\u2019 education is a top priority for the UK government, and I am campaigning for every girl in the world to receive 12 years of safe, quality education,\u201d the British official added.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Grant announced her arrival in Juba and said she is in the country to access impact of the UK support to health and education systems in the world\u2019s youngest country and will be meeting women and girls.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I am] delighted to be back in South Sudan, 10 years after my first visit. I\u2019m here to see the impact of UK support to health and education systems,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking forward to speaking to, and meeting, lots of women and girls,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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