UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 267 - 24 Feb 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 267 - 24 Feb 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 268 - 9 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 268 - 9 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
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 270 - 23 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 270 - 23 March 2020
Health experts inform internally displaced people at UNMISS protection site in Malakal how to prevent COVID-19
Health professionals have raised awareness among the leadership of the almost 28,000 internally displaced people staying at the UN protection site in Malakal on how to prevent an outbreak of the pandemic Coronavirus among themselves. “Don’t spread myths and don’t follow harmful traditions. Please…
Displaced families leave protection site to return home to Bentiu
When civil war erupted in Juba in 2013, Nyapouk Maaliah Mathiang’s husband was among the many people who lost their lives during the battle that raged across the capital city. Seven years later, she will finally get the chance to put him to rest after leaving a United Nations protection camp to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 271 - 30 March 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 271 - 30 March 2020
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 Organization (WHO) are leading the investigation by epidemiologists to test people recently in contact with the…
UNMISS protection site for displaced people bans visits to prevent spread of COVID-19
Heeding the advice of health experts, community leaders at the Bor protection of civilians site have forbidden all visitors, thus making it less difficult for people living here to adhere to the necessity of social distancing. “Apart from banning visits, we have also halted the arrival of new…
UNMISS and humanitarian partners in Torit step up sensitization of local communities on COVID-19
In Torit, a town in eastern Equatoria, close to the border of Uganda, people are worried. “While the government has closed borders for the time being, we are concerned about people slipping in and out between Uganda and South Sudan. Our borders are porous, and this puts us at risk for contracting…
UNMISS medical personnel take necessary precautions to keep staff safe and healthy, assist local populations
On this year’s World Health Day, the world faces an unprecedented challenge in the form of COVID-19. With two people having tested positive for the virus, the Health Services at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), joins the ranks of first responders, doctors and nurses who are at the…
COVID-19 preventive measures in South Sudan affect farmers in Aweil
As the Coronavirus spreads globally, farmers in the Aweil area of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal are not exempted from the impact: preventive measures taken by the government make cultivating land difficult. While social distancing may be easier to practice on a farm, far away from densely populated towns…