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United Nations Peacekeeping
Kapoeta in Eastern Equatoria is an area in South Sudan where frontline health workers were lacking in Personal Protective Equipment as COVId-19 cases continue to increase in the country.
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UNMISS and the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes in Torit provide essential health and safety items to stakeholders in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria.
Young people in Torit are galvanising themselves to support the national-led COVID-19 response in South Sudan by conducting door-to-door awareness raising with UNMISS-produced messages based on WHO guidelines.
Ongoing renovations at the maternity ward, Torit State Hospital, to convert it into an isolation center for COVID-19
Hiroko Hirahara, civilian peacekeeper and Head of Field Office, UNMISS Bentiu, believes that more women in peacekeeping is the solution to sustainable peace in conflict zones.
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.
Lieutenant Colonel Catherine Gadayan from the Philippines and Ghanaian Wing Commander Solyce Owusuwaa Pepprah are UN peacekeepers based in Malakal.
Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible.