News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

3 November 2011- More than 20 members of the Zalingei Disabled Union received today self powered radios donated by UNAMID as part of its continuous efforts to assist the most vulnerable of the society. Mr. Ahmad Audallah Jambali, chairman of the Zalingei Disabled Union, said the radios will help…

03 November 2011- UNAMID organized a three-day workshop on international human rights law in El Geneina, West Darfur, targeting 30 Sudanese government family and child protection officers. The workshop aimed at raising awareness among this group on issues related to domestic violence and juvenile…

01 November 2011 - UNAMID in collaboration with the North Darfur Committee on Women organized today an open day session on the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security in Saraf Umra, North Darfur. The purpose of the activity was to discuss the progress made in the State with…

31 October 2011 - On 30 October, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, announced the start of three Quick Impact Projects (QIP) in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. The projects, which will support education, health and water in the locality, are to be…

As part of its support for peace and development among Darfur’s nomadic community, The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) yesterday handed over three cheques totaling 174 000 SDG as the first installment of support for three Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in South Darfur. The…

EL FASHER—A senior delegation from the Government of Qatar, along with the newly sworn-in chairperson of the Darfur Regional Authority, landed in El Fasher today and vowed to the Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Peacekeeping Mission to continue the drive for peace in…

21 October, 2011 — World-renowned Sudanese singer, composer and band leader—Omer Ihsas—will launch the song “New Era: Darfur Peace Song”—at the observation of United Nations Day, 24 October, during a celebrationto be held from 10 a.m. at the Al Zubier Stadium in El Fasher, Darfur, with entertainers…

EL FASHER, 21 October 2011--On this day, 25 years ago, the Organisation of the African Unity (OAU) achieved an important milestone by adopting the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This was an historic moment in the advancement of the human rights agenda in Africa. Today, 21 October 2011…

UNAMID yesterday met with representatives of the youth community in Nyala in South Darfur to get their views on the dissemination of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), as well as to explore ways to form an independent forum that will represent all youth entities in which they can have a…

14 October 2011 – Force Commander Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba (Rwanda) on 13 October led a memorial ceremony for three peacekeepers killed on a patrol at the Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons Camp on 10 October. Memorial ceremony for three peacekeepers killed on a patrol at the Zam Zam…

12 October 2011 - Five peacekeepers (four Rwandese soldiers and one Gambian Police Adviser) injured in the 10 October attack in Zam Zam internally displaced persons camp are being treated in a Khartoum hospital. UNAMID has confirmed that (two Rwandese soldiers and one Police Adviser from Senegal)…

09 October 2011 - UNAMID team discovered six Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) at Burgo village, located near Sortony, West Darfur, UNAMID moved the UXOs to a safe area and marked them for a disposal operation that will be conducted shortly. Communication and Public Information Division Media Contacts…