News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

21 January 2011 - UNAMID reports that following indications of threats and possible security risks, the Government of the Sudan yesterday requested that two staff with international NGO (INGO) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) leave West Darfur. The Mission has sent military patrols to assist in…

20 January 2011 - Three of the students injured during a shooting incident at a high-school in El Fasher, North Darfur, on 18 January, have been evacuated by local authorities to Khartoum for medical treatment. One of them is listed in critical condition. Communication and Public Information…

20 January 2011 - On 18 January UNAMID senior officials attended the signing ceremony of a peace agreement between Sudan Liberation Army / Historic (SLA/H), a breakaway faction of Sudan Liberation Army / Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW), and the Government of the Sudan in Bali Siref. The village is located…

20 January 2011 - The provisional results of the South Sudan referendum, provided by South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) and UNMIS, indicate that 55 per cent of participants voted for unity in Darfur. A total of 12,036 people cast their ballot, out of 23,121 registered in the region…

19 January 2011 - UNAMID confirms reports of the killing of a man in the market of Al Salaam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, near El Fasher, Norh Darfur, on 17 January by Sudanese police. The motive behind the shooting is unknown. However, the officer was later arrested by the Sudanese…

19 January 2011 - UNICEF and the Government of Sudan’s Water, Environment and Sanitation project, with support of UNAMID, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Health Organization, have drilled 13 boreholes in several villages located in a mountainous area east of…

18 January 2011 - Following the stoning of a Central Reserve Police convoy today in El Fasher, North Darfur, officers proceeded to enter a high school in search of those responsible. On entry, shots were fired into the air. The action resulted in more rocks being thrown, leaving three students…

18 January 2011 - A UNAMID team travelling from Khor Abeche (83 km northeast of Nyala, South Darfur) to Menawashei (73 km north of Nyala) was stopped yesterday by Government of Sudan military at Mershing (75 km north of Nyala) from proceeding further. The Mission patrol was told that local…

18 January 2011 - UNHCR, in coordination with UNAMID, UNICEF and local authorities, organized today in Abu Shouk camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur, a peace building and conflict analysis workshop. The session was attended by more than 50 representatives from both Abu Shouk and Al Salaam internally…

17 January 2011 - UNAMID conducted yesterday a short range patrol to Sereef, Kalaka and Um Elkura villages, located respectively 11 km, 16 km and 16 km north of Khor Abeche, South Darfur, and found the localities deserted. The team observed that most of the houses in Um Elkura were destroyed and…

17 January 2011 - A UNAMID patrol travelling yesterday from Shangil Tobaya to its intended destination of Dar Al Salam (a distance of approximately 45 km) was prevented access by Sudanese Armed Forces. The peacekeepers negotiation efforts were futile and the patrol returned to Shangil Tobaya safely…

13 January 2011 - US Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, accompanied by US Senior Advisor on Darfur Dane Smith, today concluded a two-day visit to Darfur. On 12 January, General (ret.) Gration and his delegation met with UNAMID leadership where they were briefed on the latest developments in the…