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UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch.
An UNMISS promo truck is going around residential areas and the central business district in Bor broadcasting WHO-approved safety measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 via loudsspeakers.
Sergeant Almaz Kabtimer Desta from Ethiopia currently serves with the UNMISS Field Office in Yambio, Western Equatoria and is passionate about mechanics.
UNPOL officers from the UNMISS Women’s Network in Wau contributed financially and used their own sewing skills to make 250 face masks which they handed over to leaders of the displaced community here.
Catherine Amboga-Rimmele, a UN Volunteer working with the Civil Affairs Team at the UNMISS Field Office in Malakal started an innovative project to produce face masks with the help of her colleagues from UNMISS as well as humanitarian partners.
Many survivors of the widespread and pervasive sexual violence that has plagued South Sudan throughout its five-year civil war suffer not only from the sexual assault, but also an inability to access the health care they need to physically and emotionally recover.