News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

22 June 2010 -- The Security Council has joined the chorus of United Nations condemnation of yesterday’s ambush by unknown assailants in Darfur in which three soldiers serving with the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force were killed and a fourth was seriously wounded. More than 20 gunmen…

23 June 2010 - UNAMID today began a two-day human rights workshop for legal practitioners in El Fasher, North Darfur. The twenty participants, comprising mainly judges, clerks and lawyers, are members of the Minni Minnawi faction of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA/MM). The event focused on such…

27 June 2010 - UNAMID today began a four-day training workshop on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for 35 Corrections Staff and Sudanese Police personnel in Zalingei, West Darfur. The workshop aims at enhancing the knowledge of the law enforcement officers on the causes and consequences of…

27 June 2010 - UNAMID’s Nepalese Special Forces today concluded their first extended long range patrol, which began on 19 June and travelled through North and West Darfur. T he convoy was accompanied by the Mission’s tactical helicopters and was joined by Force Commander Lt. Gen Patrick Nyamvumba on…

28 June 2010 - UNAMID began today a three-day workshop on “Conflict Resolution, Reconciliation, Negotiation and Mediation” for 100 native administrators and members of the Zalingei Peaceful Coexistence Committee. The workshop aims at enhancing the participants’ capacity to settle tribal disputes in…

29 June 2010 - Two Darfur tribes, the Misseriya and Rezeigat Nouaiba, yesterday signed a reconciliation agreement in Zalingei, West Darfur. The ceremony, held at the local University, was attended by the Wali (Governor) of West Darfur, officials from the Sudanese Judicial and Legislative Council…

29 June 2010 - As part of its capacity building programme, UNAMID organized a workshop at the University of Nyala, South Darfur, aimed at raising technological awareness, including a review of remote sensing and global positioning systems (GPS) and how technology can support managers at all levels…

30 June 2010 - In a continuation of its support to the North Darfur Radio and Television Corporation, the Radio unit of UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Division today handed over a range of radio equipment in a ceremony held at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. The…

1 July 2010 - NAMID’s Civil Affairs component today completed a two-day workshop on conflict management for 50 youths in Nyala, South Darfur, where most combatants and victims of conflict are in their twenties. The workshop aimed at helping participants resolve ethnic disputes in their communities…

1 July 2010 - Today, 215 Nepalese police advisors were awarded peacekeeping medals in a ceremony held UNAMID’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. UNAMID’s Force Commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba praised the police officers’ “courage, professionalism and commendable character” and expressed…

7 July 2010 - Two UNAMID vehicles were carjacked in separate incidents by unknown armed men yesterday in Nyala, South Darfur, at about 18:20hrs. The first vehicle, belongs to Movement Control, was carjacked near Nyala airport, while the second, belonging to Water Sanitation, was carjacked near the…

7 July 2010 - Talks are scheduled to be held in Doha, on 15 July 2010, for the signing of a peace agreement between the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) and the Government of the Sudan, according to Ghazi Salah Eldin, the Government’s representative. Communication and Public Information…