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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.
In Torit, a town in eastern Equatoria, close to the border of Uganda, people are worried.
COVID-19 case confirmed in South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan, 5 April 2020: The United Nations in South Sudan has confirmed a case of corona virus disease (COVID-19) among its staff.
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 271 - 30 March 2020
Nyahok Weka Gatwech having her hands disinfected before boarding the UNMISS flight taking her home to Bentiu after several years at the UNMISS protection of civilians site in Juba.
When civil war erupted in Juba in 2013, Nyapouk Maaliah Mathiang’s husband was among the many people who lost their lives during the battle that raged across the capital city.
Learning by doing: adequate social distancing at a Malakal awareness-raising session on COVID-19 prevention.
Health professionals have raised awareness among the leadership of the almost 28,000 internally displaced people staying at the UN protection site in Malakal on how to prevent an outbreak of the pandemic Coronavirus among themselves.
UNMISS Protection of Civilian (PoC) sites Update No. 270 - 23 March 2020
UNMISS announces travel freeze to support COVID-19 prevention and preparedness.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has put a seven-day freeze on staff travelling into South Sudan as part of the peacekeeping mission’s support for national-led COVID-19 prevention efforts.
Norwegian police officers serving with UNMISS in Juba practice friendly social distancing as a precaution against the Coronavirus.
For social creatures of habit, it is a big ask to break away from routine behaviour to keep ourselves and others as safe as possible from the invisible threat, the Coronavirus. Yet adapting to an unwanted reality and heeding expert advice is essential.
Participating corrections officers were enthusiastic about learning more about how to work with juveniles in conflict with the law.
South Sudanese juvenile detention officers have learnt skills for handling children in conflict with the law and held at a new reformatory school Juba.