News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Khartoum, 23 May 2012 - The Regional Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control concluded today in Khartoum with the agreement of Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya to improve their cooperation through the creation of a regional mechanism…

Doha, Qatar, 28 May 2012 - The third meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) was held on 28 May in Doha to consider the progress made so far in the provisions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, and to address issues of concern. UNAMID JSR Ibrahim Gambari and the Minister of…

El Fasher, 29 May 2012 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today paid tribute to the sacrifices of those who have served in the name of peace, commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, and the unique partnership between the two organizations. A…

My name is Nestor Kinkela and working as a UNV Heavy Duty Vehicle Technician is my dream come true. As a UN Volunteer assigned to the Transport Unit in the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) I have been able to share my expertise in repairing heavy duty machines to support the…

30 May 2012 - Aid worker Patrick Noonan, who was working for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), was released today in Nyala, South Darfur, after 86 days in captivity. Mr. Noonan, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was abducted by armed men on 6 March 2012, along with a Sudanese driver who was freed…

30 May 2012 - A three-day forum on strengthening gender-sensitive laws and empowering women to participate in government today concluded in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event, entitled “Laws and Policies Affecting Women’s Representation and Participation in State Governance Structures,” brought…

Forog, North Darfur, 30 May 2012 - A delegation from the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters, led by Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political) Aichatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, visited Forog village, roughly 140 kilometers northwest of El Fasher, to inaugurate…

30 May 2012 - A delegation from the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters, led by Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political) Aichatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, visited Forog village, roughly 140 kilometers northwest of El Fasher, to inaugurate the completion of the…

7 June 2012 - The Thai battalion has completed this week its service with the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), after 18 months in Mukjar, Central Darfur, where its peacekeepers have served and also implemented several projects for the community. Thai Doctor Liutenant…

El Fasher, 10 June 2012 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) leadership condemns in the strongest terms the criminal act by a group of armed men who left a pregnant woman on the road after carjacking an ambulance in Drouk valley, 30 kilometres northeast from Dar Asalam…

The only Electro-medical Technicians working for any peacekeeping mission round the world to date are UN Volunteers serving with the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). When Ibrahim Vuni from Uganda and Leonardo Viray from The Philippines were deployed to Darfur in June 2008…

An official delegation of the United Kingdom (UK) concluded yesterday a three-day visit to Darfur, during which its members engaged with various African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) components on the work of the Mission and its efforts to advance peace and prosperity in Darfur…