30 Jan 11 - Patrol denied passage
27 January 2011 - A UNAMID patrol heading from El Fasher to Tabit in North Darfur yesterday was denied access at the Zamzam checkpoint on the outskirts of El Fasher by Government officials citing an unstable security situation. Communication and Public Information Division Media Contacts Kemal Saïki…
30 Jan 11 - Patrol denied passage
27 January 2011 - A UNAMID patrol heading from El Fasher to Tabit in North Darfur yesterday was denied access at the Zamzam checkpoint on the outskirts of El Fasher by Government officials citing an unstable security situation. Communication and Public Information Division Media Contacts Kemal Saïki…
27 Jan 11 - Security situation update
27 January 2011 - A verification mission from Shangil Tobaya to Tabit, North Darfur, was unable to complete its mission yesterday after the resumption of aerial bombardment in the area. The Shangil Tobaya team site later reported that, at 1800hrs, approximately 200 Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers…
26 Jan 11 - Restriction of movements in South Darfur
26 January 2011 - Two UNAMID patrols from the Mission’s Graida team site, located 100 kilometers south of Nyala, South Darfur, were denied access yesterday by Sudanese Government Forces at two different check points. The first team was travelling to Assafaya Sufa, situated 32 km northwest of Graida…
25 Jan 11 - Heavy fighting in Tabit, North Darfur
25 January 2011 - UNAMID confirms reports of intense fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan Liberation Army / Minni Minnawi movements in Tabit, located approximately 45km south of El Fasher, North Darfur. The clashes, which are still ongoing, began yesterday at approximately…
25 Jan 11 - UN Agencies, UNAMID visit returnees in West Darfur
25 January 2011 - A humanitarian mission, comprising UNAMID and a number of UN agencies, in coordination with the West Darfur Government Humanitarian Aid Commission conducted a post-assessment visit to several villages where internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned in West Darfur. The…
25 Jan 11 - One dead in Zamzam camp
25 January 2011 - At least one person is now reported dead, following a search operation by Government security forces in Zamzam IDP camp. While the circumstances surrounding his death are yet unclear, authorities are investigating the incident. UNAMID’s Human Rights section is closely monitoring…
20 Jan 11 - Four women allegedly raped in North Darfur
20 January 2011 - UNAMID yesterday confirmed reports that four women were allegedly raped and beaten by three armed men, near the village of Dorma (25 km north of Tawilla, North Darfur). The Mission will follow up the case with the Sudanese police. 24 January 2011 - A UNAMID verification team to the…
24 Jan 11 - UNAMID Chief visits peacekeepers in West Darfur
24 January 2011 - UNAMID Joint Chief Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari today visited El Geneina and Forobaranga in West Darfur, the latter located 10 kilometers from the border with Chad, where he met with peacekeepers, as well as Government officials. JSR Gambari, along with UN Resident…
23 Jan 11 - UXOs cleared in North Darfur
23 January 2011 - A UNAMID Mine Action team yesterday cleared a number of unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in an area 20 km east of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. The munitions were left following clashes in December 2010 between Government forces and rebel movements. Communication and Public Information…
23 Jan 11 - Former child combatants registered in disarmament exercise
23 January 2011 - Nearly one hundred children associated with armed movements were registered in El Fasher, North Darfur, in a voluntary exercise conducted by the state’s Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Commission, UNAMID, UNICEF and the African Charitable Society for Motherhood…
23 Jan 11 - JSR Gambari welcomes Japanese diplomats
23 January 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari today met with the Deputy Head of Mission of the Japanese Embassy, Mr. Yoichi Nakashima, in El Fasher, North Darfur, for the start of a two-day tour of the region. Mr. Nakashima met with UNAMID officials, civil society leaders and…