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From 14-16 October 2020, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, David Shearer, visited Bentiu and Malakal for the first time since the coronavirus-related lockdown in South Sudan. SRSG Shearer met with representatives of displaced communities, state officials and humanitarian partners.

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A committee to end grave violations of children's rights has been formed in Western Equatoria State.

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Youth from different ethnic groups in Western Bahr el-Ghazal State learning more on how to promote social cohesion.

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Bangladeshi peacekeepers in Wau have been helping hundreds of people suffering from eye ailments and/or poor vision.

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Prized assets received medical treatment as Indian vets serving with UNMISS visited the Pibor area.

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To counter disruptions in education caused by COVID-19, UNMISS peacekeepers from Mongolia hand over school materials for displaced children in Bentiu.

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Physically distant but closely together in their demands for the speedy formation of a new government in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State: civil society representatives at an UNMISS-led forum.

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A workshop in Bor led to the formation of a Jonglei State committee to implement an action plan to end violations of the rights of children in armed conflicts.

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Reports from Eastern Equatoria say that more than 300 teenage girls were either raped, forced into marriage, or used as “girl child compensation” (given to another family as compensation for a crime committed by a member of her family), during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Sudan. Only 20 of these girls have formally reported their ordeals to the Special Protection Unit of the South Sudan National Police Services (SSNPS).

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On 29 September 2020, David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS, briefed media partners on the current situation in South Sudan. The briefing was held at the mission's headquarters in Juba.

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