UN officials in Darfur call for involvement of all stakeholders in achieving peace in the region
19 November 2009 - During the opening of the Darfur peace talks currently being held in Doha, under the auspices of the African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mr. Djibrill Bassolé and…
SRSG-CAAC gains first-hand assessment of North Darfur
17 November 2009 - As part of a 10-day tour to gain a first-hand view of the situation in Sudan, the UN SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, visited the North Darfur city of El Fasher. Today…
Efforts to restore peace in Shangil Tobaya
15 November 2009 - Community leaders in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, about 50 kilometres from El Fasher, have commended the timely intervention of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in curtailing the recent clashes in the…
Filipino civilian police receive peacekeeping medals
15 November 2009 -On Saturday 14 October, 91 Filipino civilian police officers received peacekeeping medals as a tribute for their activities in the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). In his message to the policemen and women…
UNAMID organizes assessment visits to prisons in North Darfur
2 November 2009 -- On 31 October 2009, the UNAMID Rule of Law Prisons Advisory Unit in Collaboration with the GoS Prisons Service organized a visit to the prison institutions in Kabkabbya and Kutum. The purpose of the visit…
Nepalese advance companies arrive
1 November 2009 -- 61 Nepalese Special Force Reserve Company personnel and 61 Sector North Reserve Company personnel arrived in EL Fasher on 27 October 2009. The new arrivals are formed out of elite units with considerable…
Parties’ lack of commitment main obstacle in Darfur peace process – UN official
30 October 2009 – The top United Nations peacekeeping official, Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy, has stressed that ending the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region will require greater commitment and efforts by the parties…
UNAMID and UN Agencies carry out an assessment visit to Shangil Tobaya
29 October 2009 -- Following recent clashes between the Zaghawa and Birgid tribes around Shangil Tobaya, a team led by UNAMID Deputy Sector North Commander, accompanied by UN Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS) UNAMID…
UNAMID Conducts Two-Day Training Workshop in South Darfur on Gender Issues
28 October 2009 -- As part of its work to support the Government of Sudan with technical advice and activities that contribute to gender mainstreaming and the implementation of fundamental policies, regulations, legislation…
UNAMID responds to new tribal clashes in Shangil Tobaiya
27 October 2009 -- On 26 October, at approximately 15:00 hours, UNAMID Team Site at Shangil Tobaiya (70km south of El Fasher, North Darfur) received information that tribal clashes between the Zaghawas and Birgids resumed…
UNAMID intervenes in tribal clashes in Shangil Tobaya; provides medical aid to wounded
22 October 2009 -- Two persons died after sustaining injuries in communal clashes on 20 October between the Zaghawa and Birgid tribes in an area between Jabel Moskul and Jabelti area, about 20 kilometres southeast of Shangil…
The Rwandan Chief of Defense Visits UNAMID
21 October 2009 -- The visiting Rwandan Chief of Defense, Gen. James Kabarebe, was received today with military honors by the UNAMID Force Commander (FC). He discussed with the FC the security situation in Darfur as well as…