News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 part of a venture by the Public Information division to raise awareness about…

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 to reach a compromise.The Joint African Union-United Nations Mediator…

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 by Lieutenant Colonel S.E.T. Marah. The peacekeepers arrived in South…

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 and used it to implement positive changes at their respective prisons. The…

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 Adha holiday season, was attended by state health officials, representatives…

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 and to make recommendations about the feasibility of deploying an observer…

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 in West Darfur, Sudan, on 29 August, are now free and in the care of UNAMID…

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 was funded by a UNAMID Quick Impact Project (QIP), and developed by the…

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 Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was first established. The…

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 second attack took place at Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur, where the UNAMID…

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 press statement issued by the United Nations Security Council today. "The…

7 December 2009 -- "Yesterday, the Secretary-General called Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for the sole purpose of an urgent humanitarian matter. He called to urge the President’s direct engagement in securing the release of two UNAMID staff members held hostage in Darfur for 100 days…