Participants of the dialogue on 4 December 2012 in Kutum, North Darfur. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID
UNAMID mitigates frictions between farmers and herders in North Darfur
18 December 2012 - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is undertaking a series of inter-community dialogues aimed at mitigating tensions and deadly clashes between farmers and herders as well as…
Equipment donated by UNAMID and UNDP to the new legal office in the prison. Photo by Sharon Lukunka, UNAMID.
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…
Women celebrate the opening of the new health center in Matbaa. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID
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…
Launching of the Sudanese Police Women Network in El Fasher, North Darfur. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.
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…
On 19 December 2012, women from the Zam Zam camp for internally displaced people work on a project during a forum organized to raise awareness on issues related to gender-based violence. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID..
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…
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…
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…
Adolphe Tiao Burkina Faso Prime Minister, during the UNAMID staff briefing
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…
The two realeased police personnel accompanied (center) by the deputy JSR, Mohamed Yonnis. Photo by Rania Abdulrahman.
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…
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…
Women attend the ceremony in Zalingei. Photo by Rania Abdulrahman, UNAMID.
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…
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…