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UNMISS helps dispel misinformation on COVID-19 through five-day mobile awareness in Western Equatoria
UNMISS starts five-day mobile awareness drive using a tricycle with mounted loudspeakers broadcasting key preventative measures approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Yambio and Anzara. These messages are, of…
Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General David Shearer Briefing to the Security Council on South Sudan 23 June 2020
Briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. Madame President and Council Members. Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the situation in South Sudan. I would like to begin by acknowledging the…
COVID-19 and conflict threaten health system and ceasefire in South Sudan
UNMISS Chief David Shearer briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in South Sudan. Juba, 23 June 2020: The impact of COVID-19 risks undermining the fragile health system in South Sudan, causing the death of many…
UNMISS in Bor turns activists into trainers on COVID-19 awareness
Young activists in Bor being trained on COVID-19 awareness, becoming ready to educate others. Training young social workers and activists on COVID-19 prevention, thus turning them into trainers of others, is one way in which…
UNAMID deplores recent clashes between SLA-Abdul Wahid Al-Nur’s factions and calls for a stop to the fighting
Khartoum- 24 June 2020- For the past few days, the people of Darfur have been subjected to a great deal of suffering and unwarranted displacement due to renewed eruption of fighting between two factions of the Sudan…
UNMISS donates vehicles and other COVID-19 equipment to Aweil taskforce, doing the environment a favour in the process
Vehicles and water tanks were part of the UNMISS donation to the COVID-19 taskforce in Aweil. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has delivered an ambulance, two other vehicles and two water tanks to assist the work of…
UNMISS buys face masks produced by UN-trained internally displaced people in Bentiu
Face masks made by internally displaced tailors in Bentiu have been sold and delivered to UNMISS. How can one make a living while at the same time contributing to the welfare of others in times of a global COVID-19 pandemic…
COVID-19 : CAR artists unite against the pandemic
Various actors in the arts and culture sector in the Central African Republic (CAR) have joined hands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. They are 25 artists in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, painting…
UNMISS helps children move from lessons under ancient trees to brand new classrooms in Western Equatoria
This new school in Bazumburu, Western Equatoria, was built by UNMISS peacekeepers, ably assisted by the villagers. Under the branches of an ancient tree in Bazumburu, children gather together, excited and eager to hear the…
Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Security and Gender Group (SGG) urges the government to adopt measures to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe will be profound…