Face masks donated by UNMISS makes it possible for people in Yambio to go about their lives and make a living while keeping each other safer from COVID-19. The market in Yambio is bustling with activity as people go about…
UNMISS has donated a fire truck, a water tanker and essential protective gear to the fire fighters in the capital Juba. Years of civil war have devastated infrastructure and community services across South Sudan. The lack of…
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in…
A new courtroom in the Mitrovice/Mitrovica region is the latest step in continued improvements in access to justice for its residents. The new courtroom at the Basic Court of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica courthouse in South Mitrovica…
This new school in Bazumburu, Western Equatoria, was built by UNMISS peacekeepers, ably assisted by the villagers. Under the branches of an ancient tree in Bazumburu, children gather together, excited and eager to hear the…
Various actors in the arts and culture sector in the Central African Republic (CAR) have joined hands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. They are 25 artists in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, painting…
Khartoum- 24 June 2020- For the past few days, the people of Darfur have been subjected to a great deal of suffering and unwarranted displacement due to renewed eruption of fighting between two factions of the Sudan…
Vehicles and water tanks were part of the UNMISS donation to the COVID-19 taskforce in Aweil. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has delivered an ambulance, two other vehicles and two water tanks to assist the work of…
Face masks made by internally displaced tailors in Bentiu have been sold and delivered to UNMISS. How can one make a living while at the same time contributing to the welfare of others in times of a global COVID-19 pandemic…
Young activists in Bor being trained on COVID-19 awareness, becoming ready to educate others. Training young social workers and activists on COVID-19 prevention, thus turning them into trainers of others, is one way in which…
South Sudan is facing the twin threat of COVID-19 and an uptick in violence that risks unravelling a fragile ceasefire and derailing the peace process, the top UN official in the country says. Briefing the Security Council on…
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack believed to be carried out by rebel militia on peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which left one…
