Secretary-General Ban welcomes the initiative to establish a group of “Friends of UNAMID”
6 March 2008 -- "The Secretary-General welcomes the initiative to establish a group of “Friends of UNAMID” which will focus on supporting the deployment of the AU-UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. The first meeting of the…
UNAMID Soldiers Donate Clothes and Money for Kids
9 March 2008 -- Knowing that the months from December through February can be cold, UNAMID troops donated their own warm clothes and blankets to the internally displaced people (IDPs) of Mallit, a small town north of the city…
UNAMID Human Rights Office Visits Zam Zam Camp: More needs to be done
A dusty road, partly tar, partly dirt; two government check-points where Sudanese soldiers appear familiar with the United Nations (UN) internal forms for movement of personnel; and an endless landscape of huts made out of…
In South Darfur, UNAMID reaches out to all parties of the conflict
The dust road leading from Al Mazroob to Um Suona has been wiped away. It has been a year since the Government of Sudan, with the support of the local Ma’alia tribe, launched an offensive to recover the area from the Minni…
Darfur Women and Girls Feel much Safer with UNAMID Police
Amina Mohammed, 15, is one of three girls in her family at Al-Salam Camp of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), just outside Nyala in South Darfur. One of her many chores is to fetch firewood for the family.
Top UN peacekeeping official urges pressure on Darfur combatants to lay down arms
11 March 2008 -- Recent fierce fighting in Sudan’s devastated Darfur region makes it clear that the international effort to protect the population is at dire risk unless the parties are pressured to negotiate a peace, at top…
Statment attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Dakar Agreement
14 March 2008 -- "The Secretary-General commends the Governments of Chad and the Sudan for the Agreement they reached in Dakar yesterday under the auspices of President Abdoulaye Wade. He is encouraged by their stated…
Attacks on civilians in Sudan’s West Darfur Region violated international law, says UN report.
20 March 2008 -- GENEVA- A report issued on Thursday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), that was prepared in cooperation with the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), stated that recent…
"The protection of civilians is our priority" says UNAMID D/JSR Anyidoho during visit to West Darfur
20 March 2008 -- El Fasher, SUDAN – Following the recent violence and continuing tension in West Darfur, UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative Henry Anyidoho traveled to Silea in West Darfur to personally assess the…
UNAMID vehicle and passenger bus collide in South Darfur
25 March 2008 - A UNAMID armoured vehicle and a passenger bus collided near Nyala , South Darfur, at 0930 hours, today. Initial reports suggest that one passenger and four pedestrians were killed, while another seventeen…
JSR Adada Holds Talks with Representatives of the World Council of Churches
28 March 2008 - The UN/AU Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Rodolphe Adada, received in Khartoum, on Friday, a delegation from the Geneva-based World Council of Churches (WCC), currently visiting Sudan.The delegation…
Statement by SG Ban Ki-moon marking four years since the first Security Council meeting on Darfur
4 April 2008 -- Four years ago this week, the Security Council first took up the issue of Darfur. The situation remains grim today, as then, if not worse. Violence targeting civilians, including women and girls, continues at…