UNMISS conducts door-to-door COVID-19 awareness campaign in Warrap State
UN peacekeepers increasing awareness on COVID-19 in communities in Warrap. Attentive cattle could also benefit from the information. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has embarked on a 14-day-long door-to…
Phase two completed: UNMIK delivers PPE and tablets across Kosovo to combat COVID-19
UNMIK has completed its second phase of a Kosovo-wide donation campaign, delivering personal protective equipment packages to 33 municipalities totaling: 1381 boxes of gloves (50 pairs in each box) and 2000 boxes of masks (50…
UNMISS boosts COVID-19 resilience in Warrap by handing over cars and isolation centre
Comfy beds, plenty of space and solar-powered lights await possible COVID-19 patients at the new isolation centre in Mayen-Gumel, Warrap State. By handing over two cars and assisting in creating a dedicated isolation centre…
UNAMID concludes second COVID-19 prevention and peaceful co-existence awareness campaign in Central Darfur
Photo by SUDO. Zalingei, 12 July 2020- UNAMID’s Governance and Community Stabilization Section (GCSS), in collaboration with the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), successfully concluded the implementation of a…
UNMISS hands over police station in Rubkona County, Unity State
An UNMISS-financed police station being inaugurated in Rubkona County, Unity State. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has handed over a new police station to Rubkona County in Unity State. The facility is equipped…
UNMISS donates COVID-19 personal protection equipment to South Sudanese police
After a donation of an assortment of protective gear against COVID-19, South Sudanese police officers are better placed to keep themselves and those they interact with safe. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan…
UNMISS-supported tricycles reach rural communities in Western Equatoria with COVID-19 messages
The UNMISS COVID-19 communications toolbox is huge. In fact, even a tricycle fits, like here, in rural Western Equatoria. By foot, by car, and now by tricycle. Whatever it takes to get the message out about how to prevent…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- VIDEO MESSAGE FOR NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY
NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY Each year, on Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to an extraordinary global advocate for equality, dignity and solidarity. Madiba was a moral giant of the 20th century, whose timeless…
CAR elections 2020-21: call for more women at the polls
On a tour of eight voter registration centres in Bangui on Saturday, 11 July 2020, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (DSRSG) and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown, called…
Civilians’ Protection: The Civil Society in Mamove Applauds Continuous Efforts by MONUSCO and FARDC
Civilians’ Protection: The Civil Society in Mamove Applauds Continuous Efforts by MONUSCO and FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Michael ALI MONUSCO Civil Affairs delegation, led by its Deputy Coordinator, Merault Ahouangansi, visited…
Attack on Civilian Convoy in Fataki Foiled by MONUSCO and FARDC
Attack on Civilian Convoy in Fataki Foiled by MONUSCO and FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Force With the support of the Congolese National Police (PNC) and Uruguayan peacekeepers of MONUSCO, the Congolese army (FARDC), foiled Friday 10…
UNAMID is deeply concerned about violent incidents in Kutum town and Fata Borno IDPs camp in North Darfur
Zalingei, 14 July 2020- UNAMID is deeply concerned about the violent incidents that erupted in Kutum town on 12 July and the attack by unidentified armed men on the Fata Borno IDP Camp on the morning of 13 July 2020 which…