UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
With the International Day of UN Peacekeepers just around the corner, one would be forgiven but in the wrong if “only” images of blue helmets - uniformed soldiers and police officers - spring to mind.
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Janet Adongo, a United Nations Volunteer and public information officer based in Malakal, is one of many capable civilian women making peacekeeping possible.
A group of women in Aweil is being trained on how to manage a fish farm and hence earn a salary.
UNMISS peacekeepers raise awareness and dispel misinformation on COVID-19 among local communities in Koch.
An UNMISS promo truck is going around residential areas and the central business district in Bor broadcasting WHO-approved safety measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 via loudsspeakers.
Sergeant Almaz Kabtimer Desta from Ethiopia currently serves with the UNMISS Field Office in Yambio, Western Equatoria and is passionate about mechanics.
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.