“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.
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Ongoing renovations at the maternity ward, Torit State Hospital, to convert it into an isolation center for COVID-19
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Captain Rabina KC from Nepal serves with UNMISS and is the parade leader for this year's International Day of UN Peacekeepers ceremony in Juba.
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Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible.
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UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch.
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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.