23 Sep 2012- UNAMID continues to address water scarcity in Darfur
On 23 September, the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) commissioned a water borehole that is expected to benefit the Mission and the surrounding community in El Fasher, North Darfur, by providing approximately 3,600 litres of potable water per hour. A UNAMID engineer from…
23 Sep 2012 - UNAMID workshop raises awareness of children in armed conflict
The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), continuing its efforts to prevent the use of children in armed movements, conducted a workshop on 20 September in El Fasher, North Darfur, for more than 50 field commanders of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM). Field Commanders…
Marianna Carvalho’s efforts to improve road safety with UNAMID
In 2009 Marianna Carvalho left the comfort of her work at the Office of Emergency Management of the City of New York to come to Darfur and fulfill her dream of becoming a UN Volunteer. Assigned as a Transport and Logistics Assistant for the Transport Section in the African Union – United Nations…
25 Sep 12 - UNAMID contributes to addressing Darfur educational needs
25 September 2012 - UNAMID inaugurated on 24 September three classrooms, a volleyball field and a perimeter wall for the Girls Primary School at Abu Shouk internally displaced persons camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur. The initiative by the Mission is aimed at addressing educational needs in the…
25 Sep 2012 - Significant step by Darfur armed group to end use of child soldiers
El Fasher, 25 September 2012 – An action plan to put an end to the use of child soldiers has been put forward by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The establishment of the plan was agreed upon at consultations between JEM and former UNAMID Joint Special Representative / Joint Chief Mediator a…
Education
Education Challenges in Rural Darfur Despite many improvements to the education infrastructure in Darfur during the past 20 years, communities across the region, especially in rural areas, face major challenges. By Emadeldin Rijal Many of Darfur’s rural localities lack primary and secondary schools…
Interview
Commissioner James Oppong-Boanuh on UNAMID’s Policing Strategy On 29 August 2012, Commissioner James Oppong-Boanuh talked with Voices of Darfur about the work he is doing and the challenges he has faced in leading the Police component of the world’s largest peacekeeping mission. By Emadeldin Rijal…
Health
Improving Darfur’s Maternal Healthcare While the midwife situation in Darfur might be improving on the whole, in rural areas and in camps for internally displaced people, many babies are still delivered at home with the assistance of attendants who rely on traditional practices. By Sharon Lukunka…
Viewpoint
Sending Mixed Messages to Darfur’s Children Local shops are selling cigarette lighters that look remarkably like real hand grenades and are sending an unfortunately dangerous message to the children of Darfur. By Leonie M. Barnes (Programme Manager for the Ordnance Disposal Office in UNAMID)…
Community
Darfur’s Displaced Look to New Vocations Residents of the Abu Shouk camp for displaced persons, like other displaced Darfuris no longer able to practice their former vocations or return to their homes, are seizing the opportunities available to them to make a nominal living as best they can. By…
Culture
Darfur’s Pottery: An Interview with Professor Mohamed Rashid In an interview with Voices of Darfur, Mohamed Rashid talks about the tools and techniques of making handcrafted ceramics, and about his love for a craft that may soon become a lost art. By Ala Mayyahi Born in North Darfur in 1957, Dr…
03 Oct 12 - Peacekeepers ambushed in West Darfur, several dead
A UNAMID peacekepeer recovers at UNAMID's hospital in El Geneina from the injures sustained in the ambush. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 3 October 2012 -- Four peacekeepers of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been killed and eight injured in an ambush…