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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.
UN takes steps to support coronavirus prevention and preparedness in South Sudan - 18 March 2020
Previously displaced children have returned home to Gunyoro. Schooling has resumed, albeit under challenging circumstances.
More than 190 children returning to Gunyoro village near Torit in Eastern Equatoria have resumed school activities, albeit under difficult circumstances.
Police officers in Eastern Equatoria learning about human rights laws and principles.
Fifty officers serving with the South Sudan National Police Service (SSNPS) in Eastern Equatoria have enjoyed a training session to improve their criminal investigative skills and further their understanding of human rights laws and principles.
Ox ploughs have been delivered to women's groups in Rumbek North to enable the cultivation of larger areas.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, has begun a campaign to resettle returnees who were displaced during last year’s intercommunal clashes living in the Rumbek North area.