News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

28 June 2010 - UNAMID began today a three-day workshop on “Conflict Resolution, Reconciliation, Negotiation and Mediation” for 100 native administrators and members of the Zalingei Peaceful Coexistence Committee. The workshop aims at enhancing the participants’ capacity to settle tribal disputes in…

27 June 2010 - UNAMID today began a four-day training workshop on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for 35 Corrections Staff and Sudanese Police personnel in Zalingei, West Darfur. The workshop aims at enhancing the knowledge of the law enforcement officers on the causes and consequences of…

Two German nationals from Technisches Hilfswerk (THW), a German relief organization, were reported kidnapped last night from their residence in Nyala, South Darfur. No other details are known at this time. Meanwhile, it has been 37 days since the Samaritan Purse aid worker was kidnapped in South…

UNAMID patrols report that an estimated 40 people were killed and 10 injured in fighting on 19 June between the Aballa and Baggara tribes in the areas of Urdi and Kenkoule, close to Garsilla town, 80 km Southwest of Zalingei, West Darfur. A fact finding patrol was dispatched to the area today.

A UNAMID team confirmed yesterday a build-up of Rizeigat/Nouaiba and Misseriya tribes on the outskirts of the town of Zalingei, West Darfur. The groups were reported to have dispersed today following the arrival of Sudanese police. The situation in the area remains volatile. No further significant…

UNAMID confirms ongoing clashes southwest of the town of Zalingei in West Darfur. UNAMID reports indicate that the fighting began yesterday morning between the Misserya and Mahadi tribes in Taringa village, located approximately 77km from Zalingei. The number of confirmed fatalities and injured, as…

07 June 2010 -– In recognition of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, UNAMID today sponsored “Open Day” in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event was the culmination of a series of four consultations held…

30 May 2010 -- To honor those who have fallen and those who continue to serve in the cause of peace, UNAMID took part today in marking the eighth annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers at its headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. The programme, which opened with a solemn wreath…

27 May 2010 -- The eighth annual International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be observed on 29 May 2010—a particularly somber occasion due to the heavy loss of life of peacekeepers in Haiti and elsewhere earlier this year. Since May 29 falls on Saturday this year, commemorative activities…

26 May 2010 -- UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Mohamed Yonis met today with the Sudanese Minister of Interior, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation between UNAMID and Government of Sudan police forces, implementation of the decisions taken by the…

26 May 2010 -- UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit has began mobilizing women representatives in North Darfur Civil Society organizations to participate in the preparatory meeting for the upcoming open day on the 10th Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and…

25 May 2010 -- Today is celebrated as Africa Day. The date represents the annual commemoration on 25 May 1963 of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), when leaders of 30 of 32 independent African states signed a founding charter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Day, earlier known…