Visit of United Nations USG for Field Support, Ms. Malcorra
21 October 2009 -- On 20 October, UN Under-Secretary General (USG) for Field Support, Ms. Susana Malcorra visited Sector West HQ at El-Geneina, West Darfur, accompanied by DJSR for Operations and Management, Mr. Mohamed Yonis…
UNAMID seeks to prevent possible impending armed confrontations in North Darfur
19 October 2009 -- UNAMID personnel in the field have recently observed a sizable and unusual increase in military activities by the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid Faction (SLA/AW) forces…
UNAMID Police attacked by gunmen – two seriously wounded
18 October 2009 -- On Saturday 17 October at about 1300 hours, unknown gunmen attacked a formed police unit (FPU) escort of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) wounding three policemen, two of them critically. The attack…
UNAMID condemns attack on its guard post
13 October 2009 -- On Monday 12 October at 2145 hours, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a military guard post of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Kutum, North Darfur, injuring one UNAMID soldier in the arm. The…
Internally displaced persons attend UNAMID workshop on sexual and gender based violence
11 October 2009 -- In continuing promotion of its mandate to protect civilians, UNAMID has conducted a workshop on sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the Rwanda internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Tawilla…
UNAMID Force Commander meets with South Darfur state officials
7 October 2009 -- AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Patrick Nyamvumba, on Tuesday met South Darfur state officials, including the Deputy Wali, Dr. Farah Mustafa Abdalla and members of the…
UNAMID begins preparing Sudanese Police in Darfur for April elections
5 October 2009 -- The first batch of Government of Sudan (GoS) police targetted for providing security during Sudan’s upcoming national elections in April 2010 have participated in a training workshop conducted by the AU-UN…
First Egyptian formed police unit arrives in Darfur today
30 September 2009 -- Egypt’s first formed police unit (FPU) to be deployed in UNAMID arrived today pushing the current number of FPUs in the Mission to 12 of an authorized total of nineteen. The 130 policemen will be based in…
Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon condemns fatal attack on UNAMID peacekeepers
29 September 2009 -- The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on a UNAMID convoy which took place yesterday in El Geneina, West Darfur leaving one peacekeeper dead and two others injured. The…
UNAMID condemns attack on convoy causing death of peacekeeper
29 September 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) strongly condemns the attack on a convoy carrying UNAMID civilian and military personnel by six to eight armed men in El Geneina on the evening…
UNAMID continues to appeal for release of abducted staff members
28 September 2009 -- Today marks the thirty-first day of the abduction of two international civilian staff members of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) who were taken at gunpoint by four or five armed men from their home…
Police Advisors conduct community policing workshop in Nyala
28 September 2009 -- UNAMID Police Advisors conducted a workshop for community policing volunteers in the Duma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Nyala, South Darfur over the weekend. More than 97 volunteers…