News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 Rights and Security Sections will continue to monitor the case. Communication…

6 October 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers stationed in Nertiti, West Darfur, will intensify patrols around Arkis and Habad East internally displaced persons camps after receiving information about harassment of the local population by unidentified armed personnel. Reportedly, there are casualties among…

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 skills with the local NGO Friends of Peace and Development to help them to…

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 center where over five hundred patients received treatment for various…

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 with the local representatives who informed them that on 22 September, 17…

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 Nigerian Government and it included medical check-ups and dispensation of…

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 Ambassdor Mailtland visited the South African military and police stationed…

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 Khor Abeche. The following day a UNAMID patrol to the village confirmed the…

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, resulted in three farmers and two nomads killed and two farmers injured. UNAMID…

22 September 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers based in Korma, North Darfur, are mediating in a dispute between nomads and farmers in Karime and Fatra villages, 19 kilometers south of Korma. The farmers captured 42 camels, belonging to some nomads, which they found grazing their lands and brought them to…

21 September 2011 - Thirty women leaders started yesterday in El Geneina, West Darfur, a three-day training on conflict resolution to explore different traditional ways including folklore to support the Darfur peace process. The workshop, organized by the Sudanese Women Union and UNAMID, has…

18 September 2011 - UNAMID Rule of Law section, in collaboration with El Fasher University, started today an English language training programme for 50 lawyers from North Darfur. The course was a request from the Bar Association in El Fasher who expressed the need for the lawyers to learn English in…