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UNMISS completes rehabilitation of two bridges along Wau-Raja road

The completion of repair work on the Wau-Raja road will be a welcome boost for local residents, peacekeepers and humanitarians alike.

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Radio shows and public service announcements on how to keep the Coronavirus at bay are being financed by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

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Two severely wounded South Sudanese men have received life-saving care from the Sri Lankan medical team serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan in Bor.

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As part of its ongoing commitment to support local efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, UNMISS handed over some 7,000 face masks, protective glasses, gloves and disinfectants to local hospitals in Torit.

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The Anika Women's Association in Yambio is providing door-to-door awareness-raising sessions and putting up posters with messages from the World Health Organization in public places as well as in front of individual residences. These messages have been translated into local languages by UNMISS.

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UNMISS peacekeepers from Bangladesh are providing basic sewing training to eight local women in Wau to enable them to produce cloth face masks.

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The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, David Shearer, joined the Head of UNICEF South Sudan and the Minister of General Education on Radio Miraya to launch a new remote learning programme for school children.

UNMISS in Bor partners with community based and civil society organizations to fight COVID-19

In Bor, the peacekeeping mission has established a partnership with local organizations to combat COVID-19.

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Six water tanks to facilitate frequent hand washing. That's what UNMISS is installing at strategic places in Rumbek.

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