UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 269 - 16 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 269 - 16 March 2020 UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 269 - 16 March 2020
Adrienne Njuikam: a committed and passionate UN Police Officer
Bimbo, Central African Republic – United Nations Police Officer (UNPOL) Adrienne Njuikam says she has never been one to be fazed by a challenge – a conviction that is serving her well in her current role as head of the…
The Secretary-General : Appeal for global cease-fire
Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly. Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world. The most vulnerable —…
Security and Gender Group Calls for Prevention of Domestic Violence amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Security and Gender Group Calls for Prevention of Domestic Violence amid the COVID-19 Pandemic 24 March, 2020 - At this time of the global COVID-19 pandemic, home is supposed to be the safest place for everyone. However, for…
SRSG ZAHIR TANIN CALLS UPON LEADERS TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY COMBATTING COVID-!9 VIRUS
Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appealed to all nations to cease conflict and join forces to fight a common enemy, the COVID-19 virus which crosses all boundaries and affects everyone, everywhere it…
SRSG ZAHIR TANIN CALLS UPON LEADERS TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY COMBATTING COVID-19 VIRUS
Yesterday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations appealed to all nations to cease conflict and join forces to fight a common enemy, the COVID-19 virus which crosses all boundaries and affects everyone, everywhere it…
Health experts inform internally displaced people at UNMISS protection site in Malakal how to prevent COVID-19
Learning by doing: adequate social distancing at a Malakal awareness-raising session on COVID-19 prevention. Health professionals have raised awareness among the leadership of the almost 28,000 internally displaced people…
UNAMID’s JSR Statement on the Peace Process in Sudan
Khartoum, 26 March 2020 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has issued an appeal for ‘an immediate global’ ceasefire in conflict-affected areas around the world, calling on warring parties to put…
Displaced families leave protection site to return home to Bentiu
Nyahok Weka Gatwech having her hands disinfected before boarding the UNMISS flight taking her home to Bentiu after several years at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba. When civil war erupted in Juba in 2013…
Central African Republic: UN expert calls for urgent ceasefire to protect population from COVID-19
GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The Central African Republic (CAR) is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic and is heading towards a certain health disaster if hostilities do not stop immediately, said Yao Agbetse, UN Independent Expert…
UN Secretary-General's remarks at G-20 virtual summit on the COVID-19 pandemic
"This war needs a war-time plan to fight it" We are at war with a virus – and not winning it. It took the world three months to reach 100,000 confirmed cases of infection. The next 100,000 happened in just 12 days. The third…
Peacekeeping radio stations provide COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in conflict-affected countries
UN Peacekeeping radio stations have in recent decades helped build support for peace process in a dozen countries around the world including Cambodia, Croatia, Namibia and Timor-Leste. Today, these stations are playing…