Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC)

The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission registers and licenses national and international NGOs working in South Sudan under the NGO Act 2016. Its Directorate of NGO Affairs handles registration, renewal of operating certificates and coordination of NGO activities.

Registration has two stages: an organisation first registers with the Ministry of Justice, and the RRC then issues the final certificate of operation. Certificates of operation must be renewed, and renewal is handled by the RRC Directorate of NGO Affairs. Fees are set by memo from the Registrar General of NGOs and have changed several times; in 2018 the president waived registration fees for that year, leaving fees payable at renewal. The NGO Act 2016 gives the Commission wide oversight powers over NGO operations. These details come from news reports quoting RRC officials, not from an official RRC website.