23 Aug 11 - UNAMID Peacekeepers provide medical relief to North Darfur communities
A seven-day medical campaign organized by UNAMID forces was concluded yesterday in North Darfur after treating more than 2,000 people including women and children. The operation was part of efforts to address the needs of…
19 Aug 11 - UNAMID military starts medical campaign in North Darfur
18 August 2011 - UNAMID troops started today a six-day medical campaign in North Darfur. The exercise, aimed at providing urgent medical assistance to the local population, will visit four villages, Gurra Farjawi, Kuma, Dar…
19 Aug 11 - UNAMID Chief meets with African Union Commission
18 August 2011 - At the invitation of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Jean Ping, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari visited Addis Ababa for consultations on 16 and 17 August 2011…
15 Aug 11 - International aid worker kidnapped in South Darfur
15 August 2011 - An International aid worker working for an INGO was kidnapped yesterday in Nyala, South Darfur. The victim was in car with two Sudanese colleagues driving to the airport when four unidentified armed men…
15 Aug 11 - Dutch Special Envoy for Sudan visits North Darfur
15 August 2011 - The Dutch Special Envoy for Sudan, Desiree Bonis, accompanied by the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Khartoum, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, for a two-day visit to the region. The delegation was…
11 Aug 11 - UNAMID to fully respect the sovereignty of Sudan
11 August 2011 - Upon his return to El Fasher, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari said today in a briefing to staff that he had assured Government of Sudan officials whom he met in Khartoum over 9 and 10…
10 Aug 11 - UNAMID builds school facilities in Saraf Omra, North Darfur
10 August 2011 - UNAMID, through its Quick Impact Projects program, has funded the construction of two classrooms and a fence for the El Wadi Primary School in Saraf Omra, North Darfur. The center is a new basic school for…
09 Aug 11 - South Africans celebrate their Women’s Day
09 August 2011 - The UNAMID South African contingent based in Kutum, North Darfur, celebrated today their national women’s day, recalling the massive, women-led protest on 9 August, 1956 in Pretoria to end the pass book…
08 Aug 11 - Humanitarian mission to West Jebel Marra
8 August 2011 - An inter-agency mission with the participation of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, UNHCR, World Health Organization, Food and Agricultural Organization, Danish Refugee Council…
05 Aug 11 - UNAMID peacekeeper killed in ambush in South Darfur
5 August 2011 - A UNAMID peacekeeper was killed and a second seriously injured when their vehicle carrying five troops came under attack by four gunmen at 1040 hours today in Duma Village, 37 kilometres northeast of Nyala in…
3 Aug 11 - Twenty Sudanese soldiers died due to heavy storm in El Geneina
3 August 2011 - Twenty Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers died and another 30 were injured yesterday in El Geneina, West Darfur, when two buildings where they were staying in collapsed as a result of heavy rain storms…
1 Aug 11 - Bassolé visits Burkina Faso troops in West Darfur
1 August 2011 - Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso and former Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Djibrill Bassolé, visited today his country’s troops stationed in UNAMID Team Site at Foro Baranga, located approximately 150 km…