News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

PR/ 16-2010 PRESS RELEASE Contact made with abducted UNAMID peacekeeprs, all reportedly safe El Fasher, 16 April 2010 – Contact was established for the first time with four UNAMID peacekeepers who were reported missing more than five days ago. The unarmed South African police advisors, two women and…

UNAMID PR / 15-2010 PRESS RELEASE UNAMID peacekeepers remain unaccounted for; carjacking, abduction likely El Fasher, 14 April 2010 – Four UNAMID peacekeepers from South Africa have not been seen or heard from in more than 72 hours. The unarmed police advisors last movement was reported at 16:00 hrs…

PR/ 14-2010 PRESS RELEASE UNAMID peacekeeprs reported missing El Fasher, 12 April 2010 – Four UNAMID peacekeepers have not been seen or heard from in nearly 24 hours. The peacekeepers last movement was reported at 16:00 hrs on 11 April 2010, as they departed their team site just outside of Nyala…

INFO NOTE 24/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID JSR meets Djibouti President who pledged support for Darfur Djibouti, 24 March 2010 – The African Union – United Nations Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, accompanied by a high level delegation including Deputy JSR for…

INFO NOTE 18/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID Chief: Paris talks productive, SLA/AW pledges greater cooperation El Fasher, 21 March 2010 – UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Professor Ibrahim Gambari concluded yesterday a two-day session of Darfur peace discussions in Paris with high-level…

INFO NOTE 18/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE Speech by UNAMID JSR Ibrahim Gambari at the signing ceremony of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement Doha, 18 March 2010 – I bring greetings from my two bosses, Secretary General of the United Nations…

INFO NOTE 17/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID JSR meets with Sudanese Vice President, full support pledged Khartoum, 17 March 2010 – Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari was received today by Vice President of the Sudan Ali Osman Mohamed Taha. The visit marks the first between the two…

INFO NOTE 8/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID joins Darfur in celebrating International Women's Day El Fasher, 8 March 2010 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today celebrated International Women’s Day, under the theme of "Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All"…

INFO NOTE 9/3/2010 INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID remembers colleagues lost in Haiti earthquake In a solemn service held today in El Fasher, North Darfur, the African Union-United Nation Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) honored the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives in the Haiti earthquake, including 101…

UNAMID PR / 013-2010 PRESS RELEASE MISSING PEACEKEEPERS RETURN SAFELY TO BASE El Fasher, 07 March 2010 – The UNAMID team site of Kass in South Darfur, 85 kilometers north west of Nyala, reported that the two peacekeepers declared missing after the ambush of their patrol while on its way to Deribat…

UNAMID PR / 012-2010 PRESS RELEASE UNAMID PATROL ON ASSESSMENT MISSION AMBUSHED IN JEBEL MARRA, SOUTH DARFUR El Fasher, 06 March 2010 – Following reports of armed clashes in the Jebel Marra region of South Darfur which indicated the possibility of casualties and displacement of civilian population…

JOINT PRESS RELEASE AU-UNAMID SEMINAR FOR AFRICAN BUSINESSMEN/WOMEN ON SERVICE-PROVIDING Addis Ababa 3rd March 2010 - The African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on 13 April 2010 will bring together African businessmen and women to discuss business…