News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Cairo, 7 September 2011 – UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari said the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur has succeeded in stabilizing the troubled region and would increasingly focus on achieving a comprehensive peace agreement and giving the people of Darfur the…

Cairo, 6 September 2011 – On the margins of his participation in the African Union 2011 High Level Retreat entitled Making Peace Happen – Strengthening Political Governance for Peace, Security and Stability in Africa, which took place in Cairo on 4 and 5 September 2011, UNAMID Joint Special…

31 August 2011 - At the invitation of the Government of China, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a. i., Professor Ibrahim Gambari, started on 28 August 2011 a three-day visit to Beijing to engage with the Chinese authorities on the Doha peace process and the efforts…

30 August 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator ad interim Ibrahim Gambari wishes to congratulate the people of Darfur on the auspicious occasion of Eid El Fitr, which marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. “I hope this festive season brings goodwill, peace…

El Fasher, 28 August 2011 – An Integrated task team led by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) comprising of representatives of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UNAMID civilian staff, military and police component today escorted back to their…

El Fasher, 28 August 2011 – The Governor of South Darfur, invoking the spirit of the Muslim Holy Feast of Eid, granted amnesty to five local Sheikhs sheltering in UNAMID’s Community Policing Centre (CPC) near the Kalma Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) for over a year, ever since local…

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Fasher, 22 Aug 11 – UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari opened the inaugural meeting of the Cease Fire Commission (CFC), saying entire communities in Darfur were looking to it for leadership to…

El Fasher, 17 August 2011 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur and its partner agencies have completed an assessment mission in Western Jebel Marra area, paving the way for increased deliveries of humanitarian assistance to the isolated region. The mission by UNAMID, OCHA, UNICEF and…

El Fasher, 16 August 2011 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur led a seven-day humanitarian mission comprised of OCHA, UNICEF, UNHCR and WHO as well as the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to the Western Jebel Marra, an area isolated by conflict for some two years. The mission, from 7-14…

1 August 2011 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari wishes to congratulate the people of Darfur on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan. “I hope this festive season brings goodwill, peace and happiness to all in the spirit of Ramadan.” “May this holy period guide us and foster…

New York, 29 July 2011 - Expressing strong determination to support the peace process in Sudan’s troubled western region, as well as concern over worsening violence there, the Security Council today decided to extend the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)…

El Fasher, 26 July 2011 - A sensitization programme to disseminate messages on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Small Arms Control was organized yesterday in El Srief locality, situated 45 kilometers North of El Fasher, North Darfur, by African Union-United Nations Mission in…