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02 Sept 10 - Focus groups discuss women's issues

02 September 2010 - Over the period of 29 August to 1 September, UNAMID conducted several focus group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders as part of the 10-year impact study on the implementation of UN Security…
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31 Aug 10 Security situation update

Three Russian aircrew members (two pilots and one navigator) who were abducted on 29 August 2010 in Nyala, South Darfur, were today safely released. The situation in Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp remains…
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31 Aug 10 - Kalma groups discuss reconciliation

31 August 2010 - On 30 August a UNAMID team met with several Kalma community leaders to discuss a means of reconciliation among opposing sides which led to violent incidents in the camp in July. During the meeting the Mission…
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30 Aug 10 Security situation update

Three Russians helicopter crew working for a private Sudanese aviation company were abducted yesterday by unknown armed assailants at approximately 16.30 hours near their accommodation in Nyala, South Darfur. The Government…
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30 Aug 10 - Peace, security focus of JSR visit to West Darfur

30 August 2010 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari today travelled to the West Darfur capital of El Geneina, accompanied by Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General / Resident Coordinator…
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30 Aug 10 - Human rights discussion opens in North Darfur

30 August 2010 - A five-day workshop organized by UNAMID in collaboration with Save the Children-Sweden began yesterday in El Fasher, North Darfur. The forum is part of the Mission’s continuing efforts to address human rights…
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29 Aug 10 Security situation update

On 27 August, unidentified men attempted to break into UNAMID’s camp in Mellit, located approximately 65 kilometers north of El Fasher, North Darfur, but fled when an alarm was raised. A similar incident took place on 26…
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25 Aug 10 - Gender issues focus of South Darfur committee

25 August 2010 - A two-day consultative workshop on gender issues organized by UNAMID, concluded yesterday in Nyala, South Darfur. The occasion was used to discuss the status of the implementation of UNSCR 1325, a landmark…
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24 Aug 10 Security situation update

24 August 2010 - Gunshots were heard last night in one sector of the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, located on the outskirts of Nyala, South Darfur. A UNAMID patrol immediately proceeded in the direction of the…
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23 Aug 10 - UNAMID Chief concludes visit to West Darfur

23 August 2010 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, today concluded a two-day visit to El Geneina and Zalingei, West Darfur where he met with Mission personnel, UN Agencies and the humanitarian…
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23 Aug 10 - UNAMID’s new Police Commissioner takes up duties

23 August 2010 - Mr. James Oppong Boanuh of Ghana arrived at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, this week to take up his duties as UNAMID’s Police Commissioner. He succeeds Mr. Micheal Fryer of South…
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23 Aug 10 Security situation update

23 August 2010 - UNAMID continues to conduct day and night confidence building patrols within the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp. Access continues to be granted to humanitarian NGOs for entry into Kalma by the…
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