Armed men carjack UNAMID sewage truck in North Darfur
11 September 2008 -- The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission to Darfur (UNAMID) had one of its sewage trucks carjacked today by unknown gunmen in North Darfur state.Three men approached the truck at a…
AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur concerned over ongoing fighting
12 September 2008 - The African Union/United Nations Joint Chief Mediator, Mr. Djibrill Bassole, is concerned by reports of ongoing fighting in Darfur. The Joint Chief Mediator calls on all parties to exercise restraint and…
Secretary-General Ban welcomes establishment of the Ministerial Committee on Darfur
12 September 2008 -- The Secretary-General welcomes and supports the establishment of the Ministerial Committee on Darfur under the joint chairmanship of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of…
Deputy Joint AU-UN Mediator for Darfur appointed
15 September 2008 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairperson Jean Ping have appointed Mr. Azouz Ennifar of Tunisia as Deputy Joint AU-UN Mediator for Darfur. Mr. Ennifar will assist the…
UNAMID helicopter lands safely after coming under fire
15 September 2008 – A UNAMID helicopter in Darfur was able to land safely yesterday after being shot at in the third incident of its kind in the war-wracked region of western Sudan.The helicopter was on its way to Shangil…
African Union and United Nations leaders meet to discuss Darfur
22 September 2008 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping convened a meeting on Darfur in New York on Sunday, 21 September, to review the security and humanitarian…
Fighting restricts humanitarian access in Sudan’s North Darfur
19 September 2008 – Fresh fighting between Government and rebel forces in the north of Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region has severely restricted the delivery of critical aid amid unconfirmed reports that thousands more people…
UNAMID conducts security cordination workshop in Al-Fasher
23 September 2008 – UNAMID today conducted a training workshop on security coordination for senior and medium level management officers from the Sudanese Police, National Security and Military Intelligence on the mission’s…
UNAMID loses another peacekeeper
24 September 2008 – The body of Late Private Losedi Boitumelo Monaisa of the South African Battalion was flown home yesterday after a solemn farewell ceremony organized in her honour by her colleagues of the African Union…
Ten Darfur journalists complete UNAMID basic radio journalism training
29 September 2008 – Participants to the first Radio Journalism Training Course organized by the Communication and Public Information Division (CPID) of UNAMID, the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur…
UNAMID police deployment nears fifty percent of authorized strength
2 October 2008 -- A total of 189 individual Police Advisors from twelve countries, including 17 female officers, have arrived in Darfur in the last month to join the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID)…
Under-Secretary-General Le Roy to tour Darfur
6 October 2008 -- The newly appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, arrived in Khartoum today, on his first visit to the country since he assumed his post. Mr. Le Roy is…