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Photo by Nizar Saied Ahmed. Following the killing incident at the Kalma Camp for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in south Darfur on 11 June and the probability of a revenge attack by aggrieved parties, UNAMID Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Jeremiah Mamabolo, on…

U N I T E D  N A T I O N S                              N A T I O N S  U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILY REMITTANCES 16 June 2020 On the International Day of Family Remittances, and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize the determination of…

Khartoum, 11 June 2020 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) urges the different communities in South Darfur state to exercise restraint and maintain calm following today’s incident in Kalma Camp, to allow for police investigations into the killing of two people…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 283 - 12 -18 June

A joint UNMISS patrol handing over face masks to the COVID-19 taskforce in Tambura, Western Equatoria. As part of its support to the state-led fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over 500 re-usable face masks to the taskforce combatting the virus…

One of the biggest challenges faced by health authorities around the world is finding a safe space to isolate, monitor and treat patients suffering from COVID-19. In South Sudan, this is even more difficult because of the fragile health system and dire state of medical facilities which have been…

“We did not have an ambulance before. This ambulance is going to bring a lot of changes to how we operate here. Now we can go out to the counties and directly respond to COVID-19 cases.” This was the grateful message shared by the Director-General of the Jonglei Ministry of Health, Dr. Samuel Majur…

UNMISS has donated two vehicles to a health and isolation centre in Wau to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19. UNMISS has provided an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle to the state COVID-19 task force in Wau, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. “Today what is given to us indicates that the fight…

This truck, full of key messaging in different languages and formats on how to prevent COVID-19, will play a vital role in fighting the virus in Eastern Equatoria. “I commend the United Nations Mission in South Sudan for fighting the spread of the Coronavirus in Eastern Equatoria state. We realize…

In Warrap, UNMISS and partners have recently launched a much-needed isolation centre project. With cases of COVID-19 increasing in South Sudan, UNMISS continues to make all efforts to support the national-led response to the virus. Take the case of Warrap where the mission and partners have recently…

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June

UNMISS has organised a 500-radio distribution exercise for some 35 communities spread across Tonj, Twic and Gogrial aimed at bolstering community engagement and ensuring the health and safety of the host populations the mission is mandated to serve across South Sudan. “As COVID-19 spreads, a tsunami…