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Hundreds of people congregate every day in the crowded market of Bissau, making social distancing, a major prevention measure against the COVID-19, virtually impossible. To tackle this problem, the authorities decided to establish a new space in the capital’s “Green Area”, Ajuda neighborhood.
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UNIOGBIS’s gender unit engaged the Women's Network for Peace and Security in the ECOWAS Space (REMPSECAO) to assist municipal authorities in the relocation of part of the old downtown women’s market to the less central…
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Mogadishu – Last night I was informed that a commercial plane carrying humanitarian cargo for an international nongovernmental organisation crashed killing six persons on board on approach to Bardale, approximately 55 km…
A young South Sudanese man washes his hands. Frequent and thorough handwashing is one of the most effective ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Gabriel Mawich a community leader at the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC…
A young South Sudanese man washes his hands. Frequent and thorough handwashing is one of the most effective ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Gabriel Mawich a community leader at the UNMISS Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Bentiu, in the Unity region of South Sudan, believes that raising awareness on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among displaced…
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COVID-19 RESPONSE | IOM donates life-saving supplies IOM is working in close coordination with the Ministry of Health, WHO, the Immigration and Naturalization Directorate and other relevant stakeholders to support COVID-19…
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Mogadishu – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations envoy to Somalia today called for Somali journalists to be able to perform their work freely. “The media have a vital role to play in Somali society…
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Nairobi – Looking back at her career so far, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre sees an inevitability to its direction. “I was born into war and brought up in war. I know how it is to be vulnerable and to yearn for a better life. The…
To mark World Press Freedom of the Day, the Union of Journalists and Media Technicians of Guinea-Bissau (SINJOTECS) recalled that journalists are at the forefront of combating the pandemic and asked the State to consider creating a mechanism for support to the media sector to be entered in the State budget.
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In a statement, disseminated through Guinea-Bissau radios, the president of SINJOTECS, Indira Correia Baldé congratulates colleagues for their work during the pandemic, taking great risks, which he describes as “an act of…
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25 April - 1 May 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan – Ceasefire necessary to fight COVID-19 More than 500…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, has expressed concern over the growing number of reported incidents directed against non-majority communities during recent weeks, including…
UNMISS peacekeepers based in Bentiu are patrolling an area in Abienmom, where clashes have taken place. Recent intercommunal clashes in the area of Abienmom near Bentiu have prompted local authorities to request the presence…
STATEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LABOUR In many countries around the world, today is a day to celebrate workers. This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding around us, we are truly seeing workers who too often toil…