News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

As the world receives the birth of its 7 billionth person, three babies, among them twins, were also born on 31 October in El Fasher Women’s Hospital, North Darfur, Sudan. At 1130, Nahla Mohammed Ahmed, 21, saw her first son, in Arabic known as bikir. She said she is considering naming him Mohammed…

12 August 2011 - Only 16 years old, Yousra Suleiman Al-Toum Ahmed is teenager compromised by her country, Sudan, and with the potential of her generation. She wants to become a journalist, to explain the problems that children, youth and students are facing in Darfur. “I would like to reflect the…

Having recently arrived in El Fasher as the new Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political), Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou paid introductory visits to senior Government officials in Khartoum during the last week of July. Her meetings included Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Adviser to the President, Dr…

21 December 2010 -- "The Secretary-General notes with deep concern clashes between the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) and Government of Sudan Forces in areas of South and North Darfur," according to a statement attributable to his Spokesman. These clashes included attacks on civilians…

4 December 2010 -- In a ceremony held on Saturday, 4 December at Bangkok's military airport, Thailand sent off a battalion consisting of 812 personnel to the African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The deployment of "Taskforce 980" is Thailand’s first major contribution to…

4 December 2010 -- In a ceremony held on Saturday, 4 December at Bangkok's military airport, Thailand sent off a battalion consisting of 812 personnel to the African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The deployment of "Taskforce 980" is Thailand’s first major contribution to…

Dear representatives of the international and Sudanese press, Distinguished members of the diplomatic corps, I would like to thank you all for coming on this public holiday. Attention over the past months had been focused on activities related to the implementation of the CPA. This is rightly so…

28 September 2010 -- The security of civilians in Darfur as well as access for peacekeepers and aid agencies to those in need were among the issues discussed today during yesterday’s talks between the United Nations, the African Union and the Sudanese Government. The meeting of the Tripartite…

2 August 2010 -- "The Secretary-General is saddened by the death of four UNAMID peacekeepers from Sierra Leone, in a traffic collision in Nyala, South Darfur on Sunday, 1 August 2010'." according to a statement attributable to his spokesman. "The Secretary-General would like to convey his sincere…

29 July 2010 -- "The Secretary-General is concerned about the situation in Kalma camp between internally displaced persons (IDPs) supporting the Darfur Peace Process in Doha and others," according to a statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General."The Secretary-General calls…

27 July 2010 -- The peace process in Darfur has reached a critical point, with the security situation deteriorating just as prospects for a negotiated settlement have slightly improved, UNAMID chief Ibrahim Gambari told the Security Council as he urged all parties to the conflict to step up their…

06 July 2010 - The Joint AU-UN Special Representative (JSR) of the Joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Professor Ibrahim Gambari, held his first official Press Conference at the Rotana Hotel in Khartoum today, Tuesday 06 July 2010. The UNAMID JSR briefed the press about…