Content_paragraphs:  Despite the fact that many of the MONUSCO community violence reduction
  
  efforts were suspended owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, MONUSCO tailored some
  
  of its community violence reduction projects to support the national health response.
  
  For example, in Kananga, several awareness-raising sessions with local authorities,
  
  
  
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  women and youth representatives in several locations were delivered. The Mission
  
  took advantage of those opportunities to explain and promote the implementation of
  
  COVID-19 preventive measures.
  
   
  
   
  
   VIII. Women and peace and security