Life Inside the POC: Field Realities of UN Personnel in South Sudan During the Rainy Season

Magee, Virgil

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Title

Life Inside the POC: Field Realities of UN Personnel in South Sudan During the Rainy Season

Author(s)

Magee, Virgil

Issue Date

2019

Keyword(s)

• UN Mission in South Sudan
• Protection of Civilians
• humanitarian logistics
• United Nations
• Peacekeeping
• operational hardship
• South Sudan

Date of Ingest

2025-10-15T13:14:47-05:00

Geographic Coverage

South Sudan

Abstract

This field account documents the daily challenges faced by United Nations personnel operating in a remote and insecure area of South Sudan. The testimony captures logistical, environmental, and security constraints encountered within and around a Protection of Civilians (POC) site during the rainy season. Interviewees describe extreme isolation, unpredictable weather, limited transport reliability, and the constant threat posed by armed combatants breaching perimeter fences. Additional hardships include inadequate infrastructure, food scarcity, and poor living conditions—exacerbated by mud, flooding, and minimal access to sanitation. The narrative offers an unfiltered portrayal of humanitarian fieldwork under duress, highlighting the intersection of operational resilience, safety risk, and human endurance in conflict environments.

Publisher

United Nations

Type of Resource

moving image

Genre of Resource

other

Language

eng

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.17361823

Copyright and License Information

© 2025 Virgil Magee CC BY 4.0

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