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COVID-19 task force in Wau encourages internally displaced people to leave protection site

The high-level COVID-19 task force in Western Bahr el Ghazal has met with representatives of the internally displaced people staying at the Wau protection of civilians site of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan to discuss way of preventing the

20 Apr 2020

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UNMISS peacekeepers from Malakal repair road intersection in Khor Adar, restore connections between Bunj and Melut

When the blue helmets from one of UNMISS’s engineering contingents based in Malakal -- the Indian Horizontal and Mechanical Company (HMEC) – first arrived at Khor Adar, the situation on the ground was dire.

16 Apr 2020

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UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update No. 273 - 10-16 April 2020

UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) Sites Update 16 April 2020

16 Apr 2020

UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 272 - 14 April 2020

14 Apr 2020

COVID-19 preventive measures in South Sudan affect farmers in Aweil

As the Coronavirus spreads globally, farmers in the Aweil area of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal are not exempted from the impact: preventive measures taken by the government make cultivating land difficult.

09 Apr 2020

UNMISS medical personnel take necessary precautions to keep staff safe and healthy, assist local populations

On this year’s World Health Day, the world faces an unprecedented challenge in the form of COVID-19.

07 Apr 2020

UNMISS protection site for displaced people bans visits to prevent spread of COVID-19

Heeding the advice of health experts, community leaders at the Bor protection of civilians site have forbidden all visitors, thus making it less difficult for people living here to adhere to the necessity of social distancing.

06 Apr 2020