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…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020
Floods caused by heavy rainfall destroyed a main road intersection connecting Bunj and Melut in the Khor Adar area of Malakal, causing great distress to local communities. UNMISS peacekeepers repaired the main junction to restore connections between these two major towns.
UNMISS peacekeepers from Malakal repair road intersection in Khor Adar, restore connections between Bunj and Melut
When the blue helmets from one of UNMISS’s engineering contingents based in Malakal -- the Indian Horizontal and Mechanical Company (HMEC) – first arrived at Khor Adar, the situation on the ground was dire. “Recent floods had…
The high-level COVID-19 task force in Wau encourages internally displaced people to return home if possible to enable social distancing within the UNMISS protection site.
COVID-19 task force in Wau encourages internally displaced people to leave protection site
The high-level COVID-19 task force in Western Bahr el Ghazal has met with representatives of the internally displaced people staying at the Wau protection of civilians site of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to…
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 274 - 20 April 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 273 - 20 April 2020
UNMISS engineers assist the High-Level COVID-19 Taskforce in clearing an overgrown area around a proposed isolation facility in Yambio, Western Equatoria.
Collective efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue in Western Equatoria despite infrastructure shortfalls, porous borders
Awareness-raising regarding preventative measures such as frequent handwashing, enforcing physical distancing and restricting movements has been the focus of South Sudanese authorities as they work with the United Nations…
Hiroko Hirahara, Head of the UNMISS Field Office in Bentiu, pictured meeting representatives of displaced persons from the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Bentiu as well as national authorities to discuss joint measures for curbing rising criminality in and around the site. The meeting took place on 17 April 2020.
Local authorities, displaced persons and UNMISS in Bentiu decide joint measures to tackle armed robberies in the mission’s Protection of Civilians site
While nationwide efforts are ongoing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across South Sudan, displaced people living in UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites continue to face other challenges as they go about their daily…
UNMISS and the Coronavirus: Everyone pulling together to prevent an outbreak
An international travel freeze, drastically reduced domestic flight schedules, self-isolating staff members, personnel telecommuting from within or outside the country, only essential travel outside of UN bases, enforced…
On 22 April 2020, UNMISS launched a month-long mobile awareness-raising campaign in Jonglei and the greater Pibor area on simple but effective steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The campaign is being broadcast through local radio stations in different languages and disseminated via speakers mounted on vehicles moving through different towns and villages.
UNMISS starts month-long mobile campaign to help prevent coronavirus in Jonglei
Across South Sudan, national authorities, civil society and the United Nations have joined forces to sensitize local communities about preventative measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In Jonglei and the greater Pibor…
Nurse David Ndungu in Malakal makes the most of his experience of fighting Ebola as he plays his part in preventing COVID-19 in South Sudan.
From Ebola to COVID-19: How a UN medic is preparing for pandemic management in South Sudan
The year is 2014. A younger, somewhat naiver David Ndungu has just landed in Monrovia, Liberia. The boisterous, larger-than-life, enthusiastic nurse had heeded a call for medics to join the fight against Ebola in West Africa…
With newly-acquired skills courtesy a six-month vocational training programme, Malis*, a former child soldier, has started a carpentry workshop in Yambio where he uses his talents to produce necessary items for the local community at affordable rates.
Thanks to the UN and partners, former child soldiers aim for a better future
Seeing Malis* at work in his workshop in Yambio, one would think life has treated this young, 26-year-old man well—he appears to be an adept carpenter with a thriving business. His eyes, though, tell a different story. “For…
Hand washing and social distancing demonstrated in Bor, where many people have a hard time complying with COVID-19 prevention measures.
UNMISS airs radio discussion on COVID-19 prevention in Bor
A culturally shaped combination of politeness, sociability and stubbornness is proving a formidable obstacle for the effective implementation of measures to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 in Bor. A panel discussion on the…