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South Sudan: Coronavirus cases confirmed inside UN civilian protection site
The South Sudanese Government has confirmed that two cases of COVID-19 have been identified inside a Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in the capital, Juba, although the world’s youngest nation has been relatively unscathed…
UNIFIL, LAF pay tributes to deceased Ghanaian peacekeeper
UNIFIL, its strategic partner the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and fellow UN peacekeepers today paid their last respects to a Ghanaian soldier who recently succumbed to an illness while serving for peace in south Lebanon. A 28…
UNIFIL head chairs special Tripartite meeting with LAF and IDF officials
UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col today chaired a special Tripartite meeting – the first since the COVID-19 outbreak – with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the…
UNMISS part of Jonglei joint COVID-19 effort making the most of women’s potential to influence
Radio shows and public service announcements on how to keep the Coronavirus at bay are being financed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. A joint, statewide COVID-19 awareness campaign in Jonglei is tapping into the…
UNMISS continues to provide emergency medical care to local communities
Two severely wounded South Sudanese men have received life-saving care from the Sri Lankan medical team serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Bor. Two severely wounded South Sudanese men have received life…
UNMISS supplies masks, protective equipment to local health workers in Torit
As part of its ongoing commitment to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, UNMISS handed over some 7,000 face masks, protective glasses, gloves and disinfectants to local hospitals in Torit. Torit in the…
Ngok Dinka Women in Abyei Call for Global Ceasefire in Solidarity with the United Nations Secretary-General’s appeal for global ceasefire:
The Deputy Chairperson of the Abyei Women Association (Ms. Anyang Amal Abdalla Kuor Lou) addressing a group of women on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women and girls. This was taken in Jul Jok. In support of the…
UN Volunteers are “champions” in the fight against COVID-19 in South Sudan
Lydia Mpeh, a United Nations Volunteer serving in Rumbek, South Sudan, as a frontline health worker with UNMISS, is committed to continuing her vital work here despite the threat of COVID-19 to her own health and wellbeing…
UNMISS completes rehabilitation of two bridges along Wau-Raja road
The completion of repair work on the Wau-Raja road will be a welcome boost for local residents, peacekeepers and humanitarians alike. The People of Raja County in Western Bahr El Ghazal State will soon enjoy easy access to…
Health care deficit causing fresh trauma to sexual violence survivors in South Sudan
Many survivors of the widespread and pervasive sexual violence that has plagued South Sudan throughout its five-year civil war suffer not only from the sexual assault, but also an inability to access the health care they need…