UNAMID supports newly established COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Central Darfur
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID. Zalingei, 5 April: As part of UNAMID’s efforts to support the Sudanese health authorities in preventing and combating COVID-19, the Mission handed over Personnel Protection Equipment (PPE) to the…
Message from SRSG, Colin Stewart, on International Mine Awareness Day
Colin Stewart, SRSG and Head of MINURSO Dear Colleagues, When the conflict in the Territory of Western Sahara started many years ago, landmines were buried. As a result, lives were lost and others were altered forever because…
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…
Response to Covid-19 in Mali: United Nations provides support amounting to over US$6 million
Bamako, 6 April 2020 – The United Nations in Mali through MINUSMA signed on Monday, April 6, with the Malian Ministry of Health and Social Affairs three (3) memoranda of understanding that will enable an integrated and rapid…
The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.
The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites. To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus could be transmitted by mosquitoes.
UNIFIL healthcare peacekeepers work relentlessly to prevent spread of COVID-19 virus
Today, on World Health Day, UNIFIL joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in honouring doctors and nurses, not just in Lebanon, but everywhere in the world, as they are on the frontlines of the fight against the COVID-19…
ITURI : MONUSCO calls on the population to comply with the preventive measures against Covid-19
MONUSCO police take advantage of patrols to raise awareness about the Coronavirus pandemic. Faced with increased acts of banditry in the town of Bunia and its surroundings, in the Ituri Province, MONUSCO police (UNPOL) are…
Lebanese communities continue to receive UNIFIL support to contain COVID-19 spread
UNIFIL continued today with its ongoing efforts to assist the host population in our common fight against COVID-19 Coronavirus by donating several equipment to state institutions and local communities in south-eastern Lebanon…
“I’m behind you,” Secretary-General tells UN health workers fighting COVID-19
At a recent townhall meeting, Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to UN healthcare personnel who are working to ensure the well-being of UN personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. As of March 2020, the United…