David Tor Puoch is Program Manager at CSPS. A graduate from university of Juba with a BA in Social Work. He joined humanitarian service as a Child Protection Officer with UNICEF, UNMISS and Save the Children in Upper Nile Region for a decade. While in Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) under United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) before the independence of South Sudan, David was involved in monitoring and reporting on human and child rights based on UN Security Council Resolution 1612.
He was later on assigned by UNICEF as the focal point for children associated with armed forces and conflict and mine risk education in Greater Upper Nile Region where he participated in several demobilization exercises in various locations.
David also initiated the retrieval of abducted children and reunified them with their families in Jonglei State and western Ethiopian region, Gambella according to international legal framework.
David was appointed into National Parliament of South Sudan representing Maiwut County of Upper Nile State (2016-2021), where he was nominated as the Secretary General for South Sudan Parliamentary Network for Population and Development, working jointly with UNFPA.