07 Oct 11 - UN-AU envoy in Canada to seek support for peace efforts in Darfur
Ottawa, 7 October 2011 – Canada’s help could be critical in assisting the development of a “new roadmap” for the Darfur peace process, the head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari, said in talks with senior Canadian Government officials…
05 Oct 11 - Public Lecture by UNAMID JSR at the International Development and Reconstruction Centre
Public Lecture by Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Joint AU-UN Special Representative for UNAMID at the International Development and Reconstruction Centre Ottawa, Canada - 5 October 2011 “Prospects for Durable Peace in Darfur” Members of the Board of IDRC, the Executive President, friends and colleagues…
05 Oct 11 - Darfur movement establishes an Action Plan to end recruitment and use of child soldiers
El Fasher, 5 October 2011 — The Sudan Liberation Army’s Historical Leadership, a breakaway group from the armed movement SLA/Abdel Wahid, one of the major factions fighting in Darfur, has agreed to prohibit the use of child soldiers, following discussions with the African Union-United Nations…
26 Sep 11 - North Darfur Nomads seek support
El Fasher, 26 September 2011 - “When the conflict broke out in Darfur in 2003, it not only destroyed property and displaced thousands of civilians but it also disrupted the means of livelihood for nomads,” Amina Omer Alhaj, a Darfur nomadic woman, told a conference dedicated to Darfur’s nomads in El…
25 Sep 11 - Nomad network meets aid agencies to determine programming
El Fasher, 25 September 2011 - Aid agencies have for too long neglected Darfur’s nomads, was the message from the North Darfur Nomads Peace and Development Network at a workshop which opened today at El Fasher University sponsored by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue of Geneva with support from…
25 Sep 11 - Sudan-AU-UN meet in New York on coordination for Darfur
El Fasher, 25 September 2011 - At their 11th meeting since July 2008, held on 24 September in New York, the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism on the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur agreed that UNAMID had achieved progress and that cooperation and coordination with the Government of…
21 Sep 11 - International Day of Peace Statement: UNAMID Chief wishes sustainable peace in Darfur
El Fasher, 21 September 2011 – On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari conveys the following message: Every year on 21 September, the international community celebrates the…
14 Sep 11 - Near verbatim transcript of the Q&As at the press conference by UNAMID JSR in Khartoum
Near verbatim transcript of the questions and answers session at the press conference by UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari in Khartoum, 14 September 2011 The Joint Special Representative (JSR) for UNAMID and Chief Mediator ad interim for Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari (second on the left)…
14 Sep 11 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari’s statement to the press in Khartoum
14 September 2011 -- Good morning all. I am very delighted to see you today and look forward to a fruitful engagement. So much has happened in connection to Darfur since the last time we met in February. I will only elaborate on some of these major developments in my opening remarks. However, I will…
11 Sep 11-Chief Mediator says Doha accord gives hope for comprehensive and lasting peace in Darfur
Doha, 11 September 2011 – The Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) ad interim for Darfur, Ibrahim Gambari, said today that the agreement signed between the Sudanese government and one of its armed opponents gives hope that a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive and lasting peace in Darfur are realizable…
11 Sep 11 - Statement by Chief Mediator a.i. to the Implementation Follow-Up Committee of the DDPD
Statement by the Joint Chief Mediator ad interim, Ibrahim Gambari, to the inaugural meeting of the Implementation Follow-Up Committee of the Doha Document for Peace in Dafur Doha, Qatar. 11 September 2011 1. It is indeed a privilege to have this opportunity to join the Chairman in welcoming fellow…
07 Sep 11 - African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security visits Darfur
El Fasher, 7 September 2011 – African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra visited today El Fasher, North Darfur, to gain first-hand knowledge of recent UNAMID work on the ground. Mr. Lamamra was received at the Mission’s Headquarters by Joint Special Representative Ibrahim…