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09 Oct 11-UXOs found at West Darfur village

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…
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09 Oct 11-Release of UNAMID national staff

09 October 2011 - A UNAMID Sudanese staff member working in El Fasher, North Darfur, who was detained on 3 September 2011 by the Sudanese Security Services, was released yesterday without charges against him. UNAMID Human…
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29 Sep 11 - UNAMID conducts risk education for school students

29 September 2011 - In the framework of UNAMID risk awareness raising activities throughout Darfur on the dangers of unexploded ordnance (UXOs), the Mission’s Ordnance Disposal Office conducted a two-day workshop on puppetry…
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28 Sep 11 - UNAMID provides medical assistance in Nyala

28 September 2011 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) conducted one-day free medical services to the public at the Nahada hospital in Nyala, South Darfur. A Pakistani medical team was deployed to the…
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27 Sep 11 - Update on clashes in Saraf Umra

27 September 2011 - Following reports of clashes between local farmers and nomads, UNAMID conducted yesterday a verification patrol to Tamaru village, 25 kilometers northeast of Saraf Umra, North Darfur. The team interacted…
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26 Sep 11 - Peacekeepers provide medical assistance in West Darfur

26 September 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers provided yesterday a one-day free medical treatment for about 120 residents of Kurti village, located 13 kilometers from El Geneina, West Darfur. The activity has been sponsored by the…
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25 Sep 11 - South African Ambassador visits North Darfur

25 September 2011 - The South African Ambassador to the Sudan, Graham Maitland, today concluded a two-day visit to North Darfur, where he gained first-hand knowledge of the situation on the ground and UNAMID work. Yesterday…
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25 Sep 11 - Firing of rockets in South Darfur

25 September 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers observed on 21 September a military gunship helicopter flying at a low altitude over Khor Abeche area, South Darfur, and firing two rockets around Umgafala village, about 9 km north of…
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25 Sep 11 - Clashes in Saraf Umra

25 September 2011 - UNAMID received reports of clashes between local farmers and nomads in Tamaru village, 25 kilometers northeast of Saraf Umra, North Darfur, on 22 September. Disputes over animals grazing in the farms…
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