The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and UNAMID met to discuss ways to strengthen mechanisms to protect civilians and support the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD). Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.
Peace and development initiatives for Darfur focus of UNCT, UNAMID forum
El Fasher, 20 February 2013 – The strengthening of mechanisms in protecting civilians and joint initiatives in supporting the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) were the focus at a 19 February…
UNAMID airlifts North Darfur wounded, strengthens presence in area
UNAMID officers airlift one of the 37 wounded civilians. Photo by Rania Abdulrahman. El Fasher, 25 February 2013 - On 24 February 2013 in North Darfur, the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) airlifted…
08 Mar 13- The Secretary-General message on International Women's Day
As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future. One young woman was gang-raped to death…
The Secretary-General message on International Women's Day
08 Mar 13 -- As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future. One young woman was gang-raped to…
Interview
Aichatou Mindaoudou: ‘Peace Will Prevail in the End’ In February 2013, Voices of Darfur talked with Aichatou Mindaoudou about several of the objectives she has been working to achieve as UNAMID’s Acting Joint Special…
Infrastructure
Many People, Few Resources: Doctors and Their Patients In Darfur, a region of Sudan that is lacking fully developed infrastructure and where medical resources are scarce, hospital personnel must find creative ways to provide…
Children
Touching the Lives of Darfuri Street Children Many years of conflict have resulted an infrastructure that is in disrepair and an education system that lacks basic services. Against this backdrop, Darfur is struggling to meet…
Viewpoint
More Must Be Done for Darfur’s Women As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we do so with the understanding that women’s engagement in the peace process, while more than in recent years, has a long way to go. By…
Culture
Darfur’s Peace Chants: An Interview with Mahasin Osman Altahir In an interview conducted in El Fasher, Voices of Darfur talked with Mahasin Osman Altahir, a well-known Hakama, who chants for peace, peaceful coexistence and…
Culture
Darfur’s Peace Chants: An Interview with Mahasin Osman Altahir In an interview conducted in El Fasher, Voices of Darfur talked with Mahasin Osman Altahir, a well-known Hakama, who chants for peace, peaceful coexistence and…
Viewpoint
More Must Be Done for Darfur’s Women As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we do so with the understanding that women’s engagement in the peace process, while more than in recent years, has a long way to go. By…
Children
Touching the Lives of Darfuri Street Children Many years of conflict have resulted an infrastructure that is in disrepair and an education system that lacks basic services. Against this backdrop, Darfur is struggling to meet…