News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

02 February 2012- The African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the University of El Fasher launched a formal partnership today for increased collaboration in a broad range of academic activities in order to make a greater impact on the communities of Darfur. UNAMID Joint Special…

07 February 2012 - A series of workshops for the dissemination of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) began today in Zalingie, the capital of the new Central Darfur state. The exercise is being led by the parties to the DDPD, the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement…

07 February 2012 - UNAMID peacekeepers based in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, confirmed yesterday the presence of three unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in the vicinity. The Mission team marked the UXOs for a disposal operation that will be conducted shortly. On 29 January, a eight-year boy was injured in…

06 February 2012 - Under the theme “Together for Peace and Development in Darfur,” UNAMID supported the Al Taylia Sports Club in celebrating the Club's Golden Jubilee this past weekend in El Fasher, North Darfur. The events, organised to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the organization, were…

2 February 2012 - UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative – Political (DJSR-P), Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, announced today in Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur, the launch of nine development projects - commonly known as Quick Impact Projects - in the areas of education, sanitation, health…

1 February 2012 - UNAMID peacekeepers recovered yesterday five trucks belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) which were forcibly seized by unknown people. The convoy was captured on 30 January 2012 between Saraf Umra and Kabkabiya in North Darfur. The troops, from the Mission’s Rwandese…

The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) a.i., Ibrahim Gambari, pledged today in Graida, South Darfur, to work with all stakeholders to make 2012 a year of peace for the people of Darfur. The JSR/JCM met with the residents of Donki Abyei IDP camp to explain the Doha Document…

22 Jan 2012- African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari met today with the leadership of all the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the Zalingei corridor of the new Central Darfur state and urged them to “leave the past behind and look to the future.” He…

19 January 2012 - During his first encounter with representatives of the community from Kassab and Fataborno internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Kutum, North Darfur, African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari reaffirmed UNAMID's continued commitment to implement…

18 January 2012- Dissemination workshops for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) began today among North Darfur’s communities. The exercise is organized by the Civil Society Follow-up Mechanism, an instrument created to liaise with the civil society organizations on the Doha peace process…

18 January 2012- Darfur is closer to a comprehensive peace than it has ever been, the head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) told some 1,000 peacekeeping staff in his first town hall meeting of 2012. “We must therefore redouble our efforts and work with full dedication…

A medical donation to Nyala teaching hospital took place yesterday by the Pakistani contingent in South Darfur, Nyala. UNAMID in its continuous efforts to improve welfare of the people of Darfur has donated medical drugs worth then $20,000, which contained mainly anti malaria drugs, antibiotics and…