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United Nations Peacekeeping
As part of its support to the national-led COVID-19 response in South Sudan, the UNMISS Women's Networks led by United Nations Police (UNPOL) deployed to the mission’s Field Office in Wau have hande
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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.
Lydia Mpeh, a United Nations Volunteer serving in Rumbek, South Sudan, as a frontline health worker with UNMISS, is committed to continuing her vital work here despite the threat of COVID-19 to her own health and wellbeing.
The completion of repair work on the Wau-Raja road will be a welcome boost for local residents, peacekeepers and humanitarians alike.