News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

3 April 2012 - Members of Darfur civil society in Khartoum and UNAMID, in coordination with the Darfur Regional Authority, organized the first workshop in Khartoum to disseminate the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD). More than 70 workshops on the Document have been held around Darfur over…

3 April 2012 - UNAMID peacekeepers based in Sortony, North Darfur, yesterday visited Smara village, 5 km east of the Mission’s camp, and confirmed that bombings were carried out about 250 meters from the village on 1 April 2012. The team observed two craters with metallic fragments. There was no…

21 March 2012 - An innovative pump, in which water is drawn when children play on a merry-go-round, has recently been installed by UNAMID in Abu Shouk village, near El Fasher, North Darfur. The Mission’s initiative provides an easy and fast way to extract water in a manner that is eco-friendly and…

27 March 2012 - As part of its support for growth and development among Darfur’s communities, officials of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today inspected the extent of work at El Fasher Library in North Darfur. The facility is undergoing rehabilitation, equipping and…

10 April 2012 - The newly appointed Chairperson for the National Commission for Human Rights, Ms. Amal Hassan Babiker Altinay, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of her five-day visit to the region. The purpose of the trip is to meet people who have been affected by the conflict and…

11 April 2012 - Nomadic groups from across Darfur on 11 April called for a more coordinated and systematic approach to international assistance to ensure that all communities can benefit. The proposal came during a forum in El Fasher, North Darfur, organized by the international non-governmental…

A camera man during the press conference in Khartoum. Photo by Albert González Farran Khartoum, 12 April 2012 - The last time we met, I briefed you on several of the major developments and challenges in Darfur. Now, six months later, I am using this opportunity to once again update you on the work…

Journalists taking notes during the press conference. Photo by Albert González Farran Near verbatim transcription of the question-and-answer session at the press conference by UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari in Khartoum, 12 April 2012 Question 1: How do you see the coalition of…

17 April 2012 - UNAMID military component continues its engagement with the Darfuri population assisting in the implementation of educational projects for the community. Five new projects have been inaugurated this week in North Darfur state by UNAMID Force Commander Lt Gen Patrick Nyamvumba. In El…

17 April 2012 - The Khartoum-based Darfur civil society mechanism and UNAMID, in coordination with the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) and the Khartoum State Government, held today the second workshop on dissemination of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur at Omdurman Shuhadda hall. The…

19 April 2012 - UNAMID inaugurated yesterday ten classrooms in three schools at Abu Shouk internally displaced persons camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur, built by Rwandese peacekeepers as part of the Mission’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in the region. Children from Abu Shouk camp pose inside one…

El Fasher, 20 April 2012 - Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur and Joint Chief Mediator ad interim (JSR/JCM a.i.), is seriously concerned over developments in southern Darfur, following attacks by armed movements on three towns on…