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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…
Pacification of Ituri : Leila Zerrougui interacts with national members of parliament from this province
Pacification of Ituri : Leila Zerrougui interacts with national members of parliament from this province. Poto MONUSCO/ChernoJallow The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic Republic…
UNFICYP highlights the concerns of women amidst the health crisis
Meet Constantia, a private educator living in Deryneia; She highlights the importance of supporting women who are staying at home as care providers. Since the health crisis began Constantia has been with her two children (3…
UNFICYP highlights role of women in responding to the health crisis
Women are playing a disproportionately large role worldwide in preventing and responding to the Covid-19 crisis. Globally, women constitute 70% of the health workforce. Didem’s story is a reminder of the essential…
Korean peacekeepers build water purification plant in Abbasiyah
UNIFIL peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea today handed over a public water purification plant, which they built over the past two months, to the local community in Abbasiyah, Tyre district in south-western Lebanon. The…
UNMISS peacekeeping patrol investigates intercommunal clashes in Jonglei
A patrol of military and civilian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has reached communities in Pieri, in northern Jonglei, who were affected by a series of intercommunal clashes at the…
UN peacekeepers in Malakal combine veterinary camp with COVID-19 awareness session
Indian peacekeepers based in Malakal and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan have organized a free veterinary and vaccination camp to maintain the health of thousands of vital cattle in the area. They also…
Preserving our shared environment
As custodians of the buffer zone UNFICYP is committed to minimizing our carbon footprint and preserving our shared environment. With the onset of a hot dry summer in Cyprus UN peacekeepers from the UK clear patrol tracks of…
Spanish donation to social development centres
UNIFIL Spanish Contingent donated 16 laptops and four boxes of clothes to Social Development Centres (SDCs) of the south-eastern Lebanese villages of El Adeisse, El Khiam, Majdal Silim and Meiss Ej Jebel, yesterday. The…