News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 Society organizations, IDPs, trade unions, religious leaders, youth and women…

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 50th anniversary of Cameroon's independence, was held at UNAMID’s…

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 attack, UNAMID Joint Special Represenative Ibrahim Gambari told the United…

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 restore stability to the region. The Mission is deeply dismayed by the recent…

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 at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. “As I leave here…

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 where 400 students discussed the role of the civil society in ending the…

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 his remarks, the Deputy Wali praised the DJSR for his unwavering…

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.The troops will be deployed in West Darfur, where they will be the second…

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 Sudan Ali Abdo was present at the ceremony and commended his countrymen for…

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 the Misseriya and Rizeigat Nawaiba tribes.Fighting between the two tribes…

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 Yonis, Force Commander Patrick Nyamvumba, senior UNAMID officials, and UN…

06 May 2010 - The African Union High Level Panel on Darfur, chaired by former President Thabo Mbeki, and a UNAMID team led by Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari met in Addis Ababa today to explore areas of mutual interest ahead of a United Nations/African Union meeting scheduled to…