North Darfur prison officers benefit from vocational training
18 December 2012 - To continue strengthening rule of law institutions, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) funded and facilitated skills training for prison officers in El Fasher, North Darfur. On 17 December, a total of…
UNAMID’s projects promotes violence reduction North Darfur
The African Union United Nation Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 17 December handed over a health center, to the State Ministry of Health, in Matbaa locality, located approximately 35 kilometers east of El Fasher, North Darfur. The center was built by the local youth who participated in one of the…
UNAMID supports Women Police Network in North Darfur
In its ongoing efforts to strengthening rule of law institutions in the region, the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) sponsored on 20 December the launching of the Sudanese Police Women Network in El Fasher, North Darfur. The establishment of the network will help addressing…
UN agencies, UNAMID hold dialogue on protection mechanisms for women
The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with UN agencies in the region, organized on 19 December a community dialogue on physical protection in Zam-Zam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), North Darfur. The event geared towards raising women’s…
UN, AU Chiefs Appoint Mohamed Ibn Chambas as UNAMID Joint Special Representative for Darfur
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma announced today the appointment of Mr.Mohamed Ibn Chambas of Ghana as their Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Head of the African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)…
Reports of displacement due to alleged air strikes and armed attacks in North Darfur
El-Fasher, 21 December 2012 -- UNAMID received reports of displacement of civilians following alleged air strikes by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and attacks by armed groups in Shangil Tobaya and Tawila areas, North Darfur. On 19 December, UNAMID deployed a patrol to Dalma and Dady villages to verify…
Burkina Faso Supports Peace Efforts in Darfur
An official delegation of Burkina Faso, led by Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao, began on Monday a two-day visit to Darfur to assess the situation on the ground and to explore ways to enhance Burkina Faso’s support to the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The delegation…
UNAMID peacekeepers released
El Fasher, 2 January 2013 - Two UNAMID police personnel, Mr. Hasan Al-Mazawdeh and Mr. Qasim Al-Sarhan, abducted on 20 August 2012 in the town of Kabkabiya, located approximately 140 kilometers west of El Fasher, were freed today after 136 days in captivity. The staff members, nationals of Jordan…
UNAMID Acting Chief discusses with Wali Tibin recent developments in Central Darfur
El Fasher, 9 January 2013 – Acting Joint Special Representative of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Aichatou Mindaoudou visited Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur State, on 8 January. During this visit, she held talks with the Wali (Governor) of Central Darfur, Dr…
UNAMID sponsors education projects in Central Darfur
On 8 January, in the Central Darfur capital of Zalingei, hundreds of men, women and children took part in a ceremony to inaugurate three quick-impact projects (QIPs) implemented by UNAMID’s Rwandese peacekeepers. The projects, designed to improve the facilities at El Salaam Basic School and El Zahra…
UNAMID to send assessment mission, calls for end to deadly tribal fighting in Jebel Amer
El Fasher, 11 January 2013-- UNAMID is alarmed by deadly fighting between Beni Hussein and Abbala tribes in Jebel Amer area near Kabkabiya, North Darfur. While providing full assistance and preparing to send a team to assess the situation on the ground, the Mission also urges the Sudanese Government…
UNAMID to send assessment mission, calls for end to deadly tribal fighting in Jebel Amer
El Fasher, 11 January 2013-- UNAMID is alarmed by deadly fighting between Beni Hussein and Abbala tribes in Jebel Amer area near Kabkabiya, North Darfur. While providing full assistance and preparing to send a team to assess the situation on the ground, the Mission also urges the Sudanese Government…