News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

21 February 2011 - UNAMID today received a delegation of twelve ambassadors to the Sudan from various contributing countries at its headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. The delegation, lead by Qatari Ambassador Ali Bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with UNAMID leadership, UN Country Team representatives…

20 February 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers have yesterday reported multiple air bombardments approximately 30 km north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. A verification mission headed for Wadi Mura was unable to proceed due to the continued clashes. Communication and Public Information Division Media…

13 February 2011 - UNAMID peacekeepers in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, report that on 12 February, armed gunmen robbed a number of households in the Shaddad camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). The criminals fled, leaving behind the stolen items, once UNAMID’s forces mobilized in the camp…

10 February 2011 - Nigerian peacekeepers at the UNAMID team site in Graida, South Darfur, yesterday provided medical assistance to more than 30 patients as part of their community outreach program. Similar initiatives are being prepared in other UN bases. Communication and Public Information…

07 February 2011 - On 5 February a UNAMID mission went to Tabit and Tukumara villages, located approximately 37km north of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, to meet with local leaders and assess the effects of recent intense fighting in the area. Most of the civilian population is reported to have fled…

07 February 2011 - The U.S. Special Envoy to the Sudan, Scott Gration, today concluded a two-day tour of North and West Darfur. On 6 February, Gration met with local officials and UNAMID leadership, to discuss the latest developments, including the Darfur Political Process. He was later accompanied…

06 February 2011 - In an effort to help ease tribal tensions in West Darfur, UNAMID concluded on 4 February two field missions to Terej, 32 km south of Zalingei, to meet with leaders in nearby villages. Ethnic tensions between the Fur and Misserriya tribes have increased after large numbers of the…

03 February 2011 - UNICEF, together with UNAMID, has yesterday completed the installation of a high-capacity water pump near the Mission’s team site in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. The pump will serve the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have settled outside UNAMID’s team site…

03 February 2011 - UNAMID Deputy Police Commissioner (DPC) for Operations Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi yesterday visited EL Deain, located 150 kilometers southeast of Nyala, South Darfur, where he met with IDPs and peacekeepers. DPC Ogunjemilusi spoke to Mission personnel at UNAMID’s team site and was…

02 February 2011 - A UNAMID patrol travelled yesterday morning to Tabit, 37 km north of Shangil Tobaya , North Darfur, to assess the security situation following fighting in the area. The team confirmed that clashes occurred in Tabit vicinity and nearby villages were abandoned. The population…

31 January 2011 - UNAMID facilitated yesterday a workshop on the dissemination of the Doha outcomes on the Darfur peace talks at the Center for Peace and Development Studies of the University of Zalingei. The event was attended by 145 teachers, University professors and academia from West Darfur…

31 January 2011 - UNAMID and UNHCR, in partnership with UNICEF and Governmental offices, organized a two-day Conflict Sensitive Consultative meeting for the El Fasher Rural Administrative Unit. The body is comprised of 68 village councils. About 200 participants representing youth, women and the…