News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

El FASHER—A UNAMID formed police unit patrol (FPU) from Togo was attacked by unidentified gunmen on 20 April just before noon while on a routine patrol. The team of 32 officers had been patrolling in the Sisi internally displaced persons camp and were returning to their base camp in Mourne, West…

One of the four formed police unit (FPU) from Togo, who sustained injures following an attack by unidentified gunmen on 20 April, was announced dead yesterday in UNAMID hospital. FPU were on a routine patrol about 70 kilometres southeast of El Geneina, West Darfur, when they came under gunfire. ____…

Nigerian Minister of Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed on Sunday said the Nigeria Government would soon upgrade its military-owned equipment in line with the UN standards and explore ways to increase its support to the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Dr. Mohammed led a high-level…

Mornei, 1 May 2012- The deputy head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur traveled yesterday to Mornei in West Darfur to mourn the death of a Togolese police officer killed on 20 April during a patrol to an internally displaced persons camp. Madame Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, the…

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) sponsored a horse race in Nyala, South Darfur, on 4 May to promote peaceful coexistence among the many communities of the region. Horse racing was popular during the Darfur Sultanate, which existed from the late 16th century. The roots of…

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Wednesday launched a series of vocational skills training programmes, entitled ”Training of Trainers,” targeting 16 prison staff and 22 juvenile inmates in North Darfur State…

Addis Ababa - The Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political) of the African Union and United Nations for Darfur, Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, met yesterday with Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to discuss recent developments in Darfur and the work of the AU-UN…

El Fasher--The Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), a signatory along with the Government of the Sudan of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), has agreed to prohibit the use of child soldiers, following consultations with the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), and…

17 May 2012 - The Darfur Women Legislative Caucus and UNAMID today concluded a three-day advocacy seminar. The forum was aimed at assessing the challenges faced by women in Darfur, identifying gender gaps in the Constitution and Sudanese laws, and examining relevant international and regional human…

On 22 and 23 May, the Government of Sudan will host a conference in Khartoum to focus on regional small arms control. The two-day conference, formally branded “First Regional Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons,” is designed not only to foster greater awareness of issues related to small arms…

21 May 2012 - During a brief visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, the Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator a.i, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, met with the Deputy Wali Abul-Gasim Baraka, today to discuss a number of issues including the security…

El Fasher 23 May 2012 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the UN Country Team (UNCT) in Sudan held a Joint Meeting today at UNAMID’s Main Headquarters in El-Fasher, North Darfur, to reaffirm their strong collaboration across the region. This Joint UNAMID-UNCT Meeting…