UNAMID consults with civil society organizations on Doha peace process
15 March 2010 - Today 57 representatives of native administrations from 16 localities met in North Darfur, as part of a series of meetings organized by UNAMID to help civil society organizations select their representatives for the Doha talks next month.These consultations are expected to conclude…
North Darfur prison workers receive UNAMID training
14 March 2010 - UNAMID’s Rule of Law-Prison Advisory section, collaborating with the UNDP and the North Darfur State Prison Authority, today continued its ongoing efforts to help improve the penal system in the state with the start of a new training program for prison employees and social workers…
UNAMID brings together leaders in South Darfur on Doha Declaration
11 March 2010 - Today witnessed a gathering of 140 female community leaders from all over the state at Nyala University in South Darfur to review issues brought up by Darfur civil society organizations in Doha.This is one of several working sessions organized by UNAMID’s substantive components aimed…
Humanitarian response to new arrivals in West Darfur IDP camp
10 Mach 2010 - On 9 March, UNAMID, collaborating with other humanitarian agencies, conducted a mission to Taiba Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, about 40 km north of Zalingei, West Darfur. More than 600 people, mainly women, children and elderly persons, have fled inter-tribal fighting in…
UNAMID-funded Scout building inaugurated in South Darfur
07 March 2010 - On Thursday 04 March, UNAMID helped celebrate the inauguration of the newly-built facilities of the Nyala Scouts Organisation in South Darfur, which were funded as a UNAMID Quick Impact Project (QIP). According to the administrative officer in Nyala Scouts, the UNAMID funded project…
UNAMID begins disseminating Doha agreement to communities in South Darfur
07 March 2010 - This month, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs component in Nyala, South Darfur, has embarked on a series of working visits to some of the region’s most remote areas to raise awareness about the recently-signed Doha agreement between the Government of Sudan and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM…
Humanitarian response for areas affected by recent clashes in Darfur
04 March 2010 - According to UNAMID military and the Mission’s humanitarian liaison office and the humanitarian community, the security situation in the area of Jabel Marra, west Darfur, has remained uncertain. Clashes have caused displacements to a number of villages and internally displaced…
UNAMID organizes debate on education in Darfur
01 March 2010 - In a spirited debate held today at the University of El Fasher, North Darfur, organized by UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Division and the University’s Centre for Peace and Development Studies, participants were asked “Has education failed in the search for peace in…
UNAMID to address needs of newly-displaced persons in West Darfur
24 February 2010 - Following a humanitarian mission conducted by UNAMID’s Humanitarian Liaison Office and several of the region’s agencies on February 22, UNAMID has ascertained that over 1,500 people have been displaced to Thur, West Darfur, from nearby villages as a result of the increased…
JSR Gambari congratulates all parties on ceasefire accord
24 February 2010 - Following the signing of the Darfur Framework Agreement in Doha yesterday, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari congratulated Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, JEM leader Dr. Khalil Ibrahim, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as well…
UN Secretary-General welcomes signing of Framework Agreement
23 February 2010 -- "The Secretary-General welcomes the Framework Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in Darfur, which was agreed by the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on 20 February 2010 in N'djamena and signed this evening in Doha. The Agreement represents…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative meets with IDPs in North Darfur
22 February 2010 - In his first visit with Darfur’s internally displaced persons (IDP) community since assuming his position as UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative (JSR) in January, Ibrahim Gambari today met IDPs in Zam Zam camp, located 17 kilometers south of El Fasher, North Darfur. The JSR met…