UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 279 - 15-21 May 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 21 May 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 280 - 22-28 May 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 28 May 2020
UNMISS transforms former maternity ward at Torit Hospital into a COVID-19 isolation center
“As the largest United Nations presence on the ground here in Torit, we are doing all we can to support national-led COVID-19 response,” says Caroline Waudo, Head of Office, UNMISS Torit. “We are currently refurbishing the maternity ward at the Torit State Hospital which has 12 units and aim to…
Youth in Eastern Equatoria receive UNMISS support for their COVID-19 prevention drive
As COVID-19 cases increase in South Sudan, more and more people are beginning to realize that preventing this disease as well as staying safe and healthy is a collective responsibility. In Eastern Equatoria, a youth-led organization has started a door-to-door awareness raising campaign in border…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 281 - 29 May-4 June 2020
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 281 - 4 June 2020
Despite COVID-19, 60 people build skills through an UNMISS-supported vocational training in Malakal
As Theresa Dak, a South Sudanese woman, dons her graduation gown, accessorized with the obligatory face mask in these times of COVID-19, she says she feels a sense of immense pride. “I’m enormously grateful to the people who trained me in brick making. Traditionally, income-generating pursuits such…
Escalating intercommunal conflict could unravel the peace agreement
Juba, 9 June 2020: Escalating intercommunal clashes in South Sudan are causing immense harm to civilians and risk pulling organized armed groups into conflicts that could unravel the peace agreement, says the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer. Between January and May…
The United Nations in South Sudan comes together to provide protective items to Kapoeta stakeholders
Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria is an area in South Sudan where frontline health workers were lacking in Personal Protective Equipment as COVId-19 cases continue to increase in the country. Furthermore, porous borders with Kenya and Uganda place residents here at risk of contracting and transmitting…
15 young people in Adong learn how to build a floating jetty, thanks to UNMISS, UNHCR and HDC
Acquiring vocational skills are always a premium for youth in conflict-affected regions across the world as such training equips young people, especially women, to become economically empowered and self-reliant. Take the case of Nyanyei Nyei Manjok, one of three young women from a group of 15 youth…
UNMISS helps dispel misinformation on COVID-19 through five-day mobile awareness in Western Equatoria
As COVID-19 continues to cast a pall over the world creating health and safety risks for everyone, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is doing everything it can to support the efforts made on the national-led response to mitigate the impact of the virus. In Yambio and Anzara, UNMISS…
UNMISS steps in to fight misinformation on COVID-19, hands over 500 radios to communities in Warrap
“As COVID-19 spreads, a tsunami of misinformation, hate, scapegoating and scare-mongering has been unleashed,” warns Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General. South Sudan is no exception to widespread myths and disingenuous information on the nature and transmission of this virus…
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 5 -11 June
UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 282 - 11 June