News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

El Fasher, 17 November 2011 - UNAMID organized today in El Fasher, North Darfur, an open day on the progress in the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security under the theme “Women count for peace”. More than 100 women from Darfur’s…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on recent tensions between Sudan and South Sudan New York, 14 November 2011 -The Secretary-General expresses deep concern over the escalation of rhetoric between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan…

London, 11 November 2011 - The head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari, has sought British support for the peace process in Darfur which the envoy said was on the cusp of making real progress. In meetings with senior United Kingdom officials yesterday, Joint…

Kigali (Rwanda), 9 November 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari and Force Commander Patrick Nyamvumba (of Rwanda) joined several heads of African States at a major conference which opened yesterday in Kigali on post-conflict peacebuilding, during which Rwanda is to share…

Nyala, 7 November 2011 – An African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol came under attack yesterday afternoon by unidentified armed persons near Nyala, South Darfur. As a result, one soldier was killed and two other were wounded. All the casualties were from Sierra Leone…

3 November 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari extends his sincere and best wishes to the people and the government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice). In his message Mr. Gambari said “On behalf of the UNAMID and myself,I wish you all a blessed…

El Fasher, 30 October 2011 - The newly appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, chose Darfur for his first visit to a UN field operation. The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) supports 16 peacekeeping missions around the globe, of…

El Fasher—Renowned Sudanese entertainer Omer Ihsas today launched a new song dedicated to peace in Darfur at a United Nations Day event, which included a military and police parade representing some of the many nationalities serving with the UN in Darfur, Sudanese performances and exhibits of the UN…

1. On 19 October 2011, the Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator ad interim (JCM a.i.), Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, convened in El Geneina the fourth retreat of the Special Envoys for Darfur. Eighteen…

Members of the Government of the Republic of Sudan, His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar, Chairperson of the Liberation and Justice Movement, Mr. Tijani Seisei, Your Excellencies, members of the diplomatic corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, we are witnessing…

EL GENEINA, 19 October 2011 – Fourteen special envoys from countries around the world, the European Union and African Union meeting today in El Geneina, West Darfur, agreed to call on the movements who have not signed on to the Doha peace deal on Darfur to cease military hostilities and join the…

El Fasher, 11 October 2011 – At approximately 20:15 on 10 October, an African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol came under attack by armed assailants in Zam Zam internally displaced persons camp some 10 kilometres south of El Fasher in North Darfur. Three peacekeepers -two…