Children, Youth and Sports 40. All levels of government shall: (a) (b) (c) adopt policies and provide facilities for the welfare of children and youth and ensure that they develop morally and physically, and are protected from moral and physical abuse and abandonment; promote recreational facilities and sports for all the citizens and empower the youth to develop their potentials; and establish, protect and support popular sports institutions and guarantee their independence. The Environment 41. (1) Every person or community shall have the right to a clean and healthy environment. (2) Every person shall have the obligation to protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations. (3) Every person shall have the right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through appropriate legislative action and other measures that: (a) (b) (c) (4) prevent pollution and ecological degradation; promote conservation; and secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting rational economic and social development so as to protect genetic stability and bio-diversity. All levels of government shall promote energy policies that will ensure that the basic needs of the people are met while protecting and preserving the environment. Defence of the Republic of South Sudan 42. (1) Defence of the Republic of South Sudan is an honour and a duty of every citizen. (2) The State shall, by law, provide for the care of the combatants, the wounded heroes and heroines, the families of martyrs and those missing in action. Foreign Policy 43. Foreign policy of the Republic of South Sudan shall serve the national interest and shall be conducted independently and transparently with the view to achieving the following: (a) promotion of international cooperation, specially within the United Nations family, African Union and other international and regional organizations, for the purposes of consolidating universal peace and 13