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Local women in Yambio use UNMISS-produced information material to raise awareness on COVID-19
The Anika Women's Association in Yambio is providing door-to-door awareness-raising sessions and putting up posters with messages from the World Health Organization in public places as well as in front of individual…
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
Exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25C degrees DOES NOT prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
COVID-19 case confirmed in South Sudan
COVID-19 case confirmed in South Sudan Juba, South Sudan, 5 April 2020: The United Nations in South Sudan has confirmed a case of corona virus disease (COVID-19) among its staff. The Ministry of Health and the World Health…
SRSG Zahir Tanin stresses collective action during calls to leaders
This morning, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, spoke by telephone with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. SRSG Tanin expressed the United Nations support for the efforts of…
UNMISS protection site for displaced people bans visits to prevent spread of COVID-19
Frequent hand washing and social distancing are the norms among peacekeepers and internally displaced people in Bor alike. Visits to the protection site have been banned to prevent COVID-19. Heeding the advice of health…
LAF soldiers train with UNIFIL peacekeepers on explosives disposal
UNIFIL’s Sector East units trained last week with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) in the Sector Headquarters in Ibl el-Saqi. During the 4-day training, from 1 to 4 September, trainers…
On World Literacy Day, Western Equatorian children receive radios from UNMISS to continue learning
On 4 September 2020, UNMISS handed over solar-powered radios to 500 families in Western Equatoria. The objective is to ensure that children have access to school lessons being broadcast twice daily on Radio Miraya, following…
Mediation process to end spiraling violence in Jonglei gets underway at peace conference hosted by UNMISS
On 9 September 2020, UNMISS hosted a forum to advance mediation and reconciliation across Jonglei and the greater Pibor administrative area. This comes in the wake of ongoing violence in recent months across the state that…
Distrust of public institutions, health inequities could push more countries into conflict, UN political affairs chief warns
The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around delicate peace negotiations, are among the risks amplified by COVID-19, which if not mitigated, could push more countries into…
Standing up for human rights in the time of COVID-19: Sandra Martinez, UN Volunteer
Sandra Martinez from Colombia is an international UN Volunteer serving with UNMISS in Bor, South Sudan, as a Human Rights Officer. Sandra Martinez is no stranger to armed conflict, growing up in historic Santander, a region…