Today is Africa Day
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…
Peace workshop
21 May 2010 - On 19 May, UNAMID concluded a two-day workshop on “Promotion of peace, conflict resolution and reconciliation in Mukjar locality” in West Darfur. Taking part were more than 100 participants representing Civil…
UNAMID honors Cameroon peacekeepers
21 May 2010 - Today, 44 members of Cameroon's civilian police contingent were bestowed with UNAMID Peace Medals in recognition of their work in pursuit of peace and stability in Darfur. The ceremony, which coincided with the…
JSR Gambari briefs UN Security Council on the situation in Darfur
20 May 2010 –Despite some progress in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, violent clashes between Government and rebel forces persist, civilians are still dying or being displaced and humanitarian workers are still coming under…
19 May 2010 update on security situation
UNAMID notes with great concern the abduction of three aid workers yesterday outside Nyala, South Darfur, as the Mission’s peacekeepers have themselves been the target of such unacceptable offences while in Darfur to help…
UNAMID Deputy Chief bids farewell to Darfur
19 May 2010 - “This is the end of my service in Darfur, and I thank you for the honor,” said UNAMID’s outgoing Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Major-General Henry Anyidoho (Rtd) at a parade held today in his honor…
Nyala students debate benefit of civil society role in peace process
19 May 2010 - UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Division (CPID), in collaboration with the Center for Peace and Development Studies at the University of Nyala, South Darfur, organized a live debate on 17 March…
UNAMID Deputy Chief bids farewell to Sudanese officials
18 May 2010 - The Mission’s outgoing Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Major-General Henry Anyidoho (Rtd), paid a final courtesy call today on the Deputy Wali of the North Darfur State, Mr. Idris Abdallah Hassan. In…
Senegalese battalion advance party arrives in El Fasher
17 May 2010 - A two hundred-member advance party of a military battalion has arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, from Dakar, Senegal, to begin preparations for the deployment of the main body, expected to arrive in July…
Ethiopian peacekeepers in West Darfur receive medals
12 May 2010 - On Tuesday 11 May, 544 members of the Ethiopian military contingent in El Geneina, West Darfur, were awarded peacekeeping medals in recognition of their contributions to the Mission.Ethiopian Ambassador to the…
UNAMID pushes for an end to tribal conflict in West Darfur
11 May 2010 - At a meeting of the newly-formed tribal Reconciliation Committee in Nyala, South Darfur, on 9 May UNAMID continued its efforts to help mediate a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict in West Darfur between…
UNAMID receives US Envoy Gration
06 March 2010 - A delegation led by US Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration today visited UNAMID’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. Mr. Gration met with Deputy Joint Special Representatives Henry Anyidoho and Mohamed…