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In any crisis, domestic violence gets worse, and COVID-19 is no exception. Measures taken against the pandemic are inevitably producing conditions highly conducive to domestic abuse. Isolation, alongside with health and…
In any crisis, domestic violence gets worse, and COVID-19 is no exception. Measures taken against the pandemic are inevitably producing conditions highly conducive to domestic abuse. Isolation, alongside with health and…
UNMISS has partnered with the newly-formed Citizens Taskforce on Covid-19, a group comprising of citizens from every walk of life in South Sudan, to address misconceptions about coronavirus and complement efforts made by…
Sensitizing people across South Sudan on preventative measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus remains one of the top priorities of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) currently. The mission…
In 2019, funded by the Government of Japan, UNMAS surveyed and cleared large agricultural areas in Eastern Equatoria. A deminer demonstrated the methodology for detection and clearance of a cluster munition during a high…
As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through prisons – where physical distancing is nigh on impossible, and hygiene is often inadequate – UN Corrections, Justice and Human Rights teams are…
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UNIOGBIS’s gender unit engaged the Women's Network for Peace and Security in the ECOWAS Space (REMPSECAO) to assist municipal authorities in the relocation of part of the old downtown women’s market to the less central…
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Mogadishu – Last night I was informed that a commercial plane carrying humanitarian cargo for an international nongovernmental organisation crashed killing six persons on board on approach to Bardale, approximately 55 km…
A young South Sudanese man washes his hands. Frequent and thorough handwashing is one of the most effective ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Gabriel Mawich a community leader at the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC…
Gabriel Mawich a community leader at the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, in the Unity region of South Sudan, believes that raising awareness on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among displaced…
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COVID-19 RESPONSE | IOM donates life-saving supplies IOM is working in close coordination with the Ministry of Health, WHO, the Immigration and Naturalization Directorate and other relevant stakeholders to support COVID-19…
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Mogadishu – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called for Somali journalists to be able to perform their work freely. “The media have a vital role to play in Somali society…