UNAMID, Government rally to increase security in Darfur
29 December 2009 -- Today, representatives of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan signed the framework for a plan of action aimed at ensuring the safety of UNAMID personnel…
UNAMID organises GBV event in Al Salam IDP camp
23 December 2009 - Today, a significant number of IDPs turned up to attend a theatrical event organised by UNAMID’s Public Information Division in Al Salam IDP camp just outside of El Fasher, North Darfur. The occasion was…
Darfur peace process has reached ‘critical’ juncture, Ban tells Security Council
21 December 2009 -- The peace process in the war-wracked Darfur region of Sudan has reached a “critical point,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on both the Government and rebel groups to accelerate efforts…
UNAMID receives additional peacekeepers from Sierra Leone
20 December 2009 - On Thursday 15 December, UNAMID welcomed the arrival of the advance party of a military contingent from the Republic of Sierra Leone. The contingent consists of 53 peacekeepers, 4 of them women, and is led…
UNAMID concludes training workshop for state prison employees in North Darfur
17 December 2009 -- Addressing corrections officers at a workshop closing ceremony today, the Director of Prisons for North Darfur, Brigadier General Babikir Ali Ahmed Nasr, voiced his hope they took the knowledge they gained…
UNAMID, Government organise AIDS Day in North Darfur
16 December 2009 - In a venture supported by UNAMID, the Sudanese National AIDS Programme (SNAP) began a campaign yesterday commemorating World AIDS Day in El Fasher, North Darfur. The celebration, delayed due to the Eid Al…
EU delegation makes assessment visit to North Darfur
14 December - A delegation from the European Commission (EC), an executive body of the European Union, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, on a fact-finding mission. The purpose of the visit was to assess the situation…
UN Secretary-General gratified to learn of return of UNAMID hostages
13 December 2009 -- "The Secretary-General is deeply gratified to learn that two civilian staff members from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), who were abducted at gunpoint from their accommodation…
UNAMID-supported women’s centre inaugurated
10 December 2009 - The first ever UNAMID-supported Women’s Centre in West Darfur was officially dedicated yesterday in ceremony in Ardamatta IDP camp, about 15 kilometres northeast of El Geneina. The Ardamatta Women’s Centre…
ASG Mulet makes follow-up visit to North Darfur
8 December 2009 - A delegation led by the Assistant Secretary-General of UN Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Edmond Mulet, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, in a follow-up to his visit two years ago, when the African…
UN Secretary-General condemns attack on peacekeepers in Shangil Tobaya
8 December 2009 -- "The Secretary-General placed on record his strong condemnation of the 5 December attack the second in two days, on troops from the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The…
Security Council condemns attacks on UNAMID peacekeepers
7 December 2009 -- "The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks on UNAMID peacekeepers in Darfur on 4 and 5 December, which resulted in the death of five Rwandan soldiers,' according to a…