Update on security situation in Darfur
04 March 2010 - The security situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, remains tense following protests against the failed “Mawaseer” pyramid scheme. Sporadic gunfire has been heard in the afternoon, but no injuries have been reported. UNAMID is carefully monitoring the situation and calls on all…
Mission to Jebel Marra reveals thousands still displaced
03 May 2010 - A four-day inter-agency assessment mission organized by UNAMID, OCHA and the UNHCR to the villages of Guldo and Thur in the Jebel Marra region of South Darfur has concluded yesterday. This mission, the first to the region this year, aimed at confirming the number of people displaced by…
Demonstrations in North Darfur over collapsed money scheme
02 March 2010 - Approximately 1,000 residents of El Fasher, North Darfur, staged a demonstration today, following the collapse of an investment money scheme in the region.The protesters marched in the city centre demanding compensation for large amounts of money lost in a financial scheme, known…
UNAMID DJSR Anyidoho begins farewell tour of Darfur
29 April 2010 - As he approaches the end of his tenure as UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR/P), Henry Anyidoho today began his farewell tour with a visit to Nyala, South Darfur. Upon arriving at UNAMID’s regional office in Nyala, the DJSR/P first addressed the Mission’s personnel…
UNAMID Police Commissioner ends his tour of duty
27 April 2010 - UNAMID Police Commissioner Micheal Fryer of South Africa has ended his tour of duty after serving the Mission for two years. He was appointed by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in consultation with the United Nations Secretary-General, in November 2007 to head the…
Human Rights workshop on peacekeeping operations begins in Geneva
27 April 2010 - UNAMID senior officials yesterday joined representatives from over 20 other agencies and peacekeeping operations in Geneva for the start of a three-day seminar on the integration of human rights in the work of UN police and military components in peace operations.The workshop aims at…
President Bashir, UNAMID JSR Gambari meet
25 April 2010 - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir today met with UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari to converse at length on a number of significant issues. The one-on-one discussion touched upon the country’s recent elections, the ongoing activities to gain the release of…
UNAMID sees increase in women officers
25 April 2010 - 50 female police advisors from Ghana deployed to Darfur yesterday, bringing the total number Ghanaian women officers in UNAMID to 110. Upon completing induction courses, the officers will be deployed to various areas of Darfur.The Mission’s police are tasked with conducting patrols…
UNAMID, State launch campaign to combat sexual and gender-based violence
25 April 2010 - UNAMID and the State of South Darfur have unveiled a campaign designed to raise awareness of sexual and gender-based violence. The joint initiative, which launched today in Nyala, one of the Sudan's largest cities, will use 60 billboards in the region in a bid to start dialogues on…
UNAMID presents checks for community projects in South Darfur
22 April 2010 - UNAMID presented checks yesterday in Nyala, South Darfur, to assist local and international non-government organizations (NGOs) in funding small–scale community projects.The quick impacts projects (QIPs) will assist the local community to improve health facilities, rehabilitate…
UNAMID facilitates Human Rights sessions for AU leaders
23 April 2010 - UNAMID concludes today a series of Human Rights courses for AU senior mission leaders. The training, held from 12 to 23 April at the AU Senior Mission Leaders Course in Douala, Cameroon, is part of a programme requested by the AU Peace Support Operations Division as an element of its…
UNAMID Chief wraps-up West Africa visit, briefs officials on Darfur
21 April 2010 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari today concluded a series of high-level meetings in western Africa. The visit, which covered three countries in the span of five days, included discussions on the latest developments in Darfur with Chadian President Idriss Déby…