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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, women in Beni, North-Kivu province, have come forward as key players in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. With support from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic…
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…
Zalingei, 12 May 2020 - As part of UNAMID response and mitigation measures against the spread of the novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Darfur, UNAMID’s Human Rights Section (HRS) distributed hygiene materials…
In total, around 100 participants (including 30 women) from local authorities, community leaders, civil society, youth and women's associations have taken part since May 9 in a series of trainings organized by MONUSCO Bunia…
Collective efforts to raise awareness on measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 across South Sudan seem to be increasing. A cogent example of this is a women’s association – the Anika Women’s Association – from Yambio…
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KABUL - Solidarity and compassion are crucial for families affected by domestic violence during COVID-19 pandemic, said participants in a recent series of UNAMA-backed radio programmes broadcast across Afghanistan. In the pre…
(Bruno Donat, current Chief of the UNMAS Geneva office, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Goma during an earlier assignment with MONUSCO. Copyright: UN Photo/Jacques Miroza) A time to remember the importance of…
Nairobi (Kenya), 12 May 2020 – The 12th session of the Advisory Board for Women, Peace and Security in the Great Lakes region was held via video on 12 May 2020 to mobilize regional and international support in the fight…
UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh are providing basic sewing training to eight local women in Wau to enable them to produce cloth face masks. As COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow across the globe, UNMISS and national…
Ituri: MONUSCO hands over two sites for FRPI disarmament to the government. Photo MOUSCO/Jean Tobie OKALA On Monday, 11 May 2020, Monusco handed over two sites to the provincial government to be used for the disarmament and…
As COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow across the globe, UNMISS and national authorities in Wau, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, have teamed up to launch a sewing programme with eight local women in a bid to produce cloth face masks…