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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 Representative and Joint Chief Mediator a.i. By Kirk L. Kroeker Ten years ago, news…

At a workshop on 17 March in El Fasher, North Darfur, nearly 100 representatives of civic organizations in Darfur debated the role civil society plays in democratic governance. The forum, facilitated by the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), drew participants from political…

By Albert González Farran Kariya Mohamed pushes her wheelbarrow with two jerrycans on the way to her shelter. Photo by Albert González Farran Kariya Mohamed Abbakar, a 50 year old woman from Jebel Saiey, North Darfur, pushes her wheelbarrow each week to the nearest water point in the Abu Shouk camp…

El Fasher, 21 March 2013 — Humanitarian aid, civilian protection and criminal elements were among the central issues raised in a 17-19 March visit to Sudan by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC). The mission of the 24 members of the AUPSC, led by Ambassador Bulus Paul Zom Lolo of…

The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today published the latest issue of the Mission’s magazine, Voices of Darfur, which includes an extensive interview with Acting Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator, a.i., Aichatou Mindaoudou. In the interview, the Acting…

Khartoum, 25 March 2013 – On 24 March, at around 18:20 hours, a convoy of three commercial buses carrying 31 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and escorted by UNAMID peacekeepers was stopped by a large unidentified armed group in military uniforms and seven jeep mounted guns between the Arga…

UNAMID deployed on Tuesday 26 March an inquiry team to its team site in Kass locality, South Darfur, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent arrest of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by an unidentified armed group at Arga checkpoint, in a border area between Central Darfur State…

More than 400 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from across Darfur, as well as refugees living in neighboring countries, came together for a two-day conference in Nyala, South Darfur, to discuss several pressing issues, including return and resettlement. The forum, which concluded on 26 March, was…

Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas arrived in Khartoum today to take up the position of Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator. “I am happy to take up my duties in Darfur at a very crucial time”, said Mr. Chambas upon his arrival. Over the next weeks, the…

Eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war is a crucially important endeavour that advances peace, enables development, supports nations in transition and saves lives. The United Nations continues to provide wide-ranging assistance to millions of people in Afghanistan, Cambodia…

By Albert González Farran [April 2013] Suleiman Fatul Saim (10 years old), from Dar Al Salam, North Darfur, poses reading a schoolbook in his bedroom. Photo by Albert González Farran. Harum Ali, 17 years old from Mellit, North Darfur, dreamed all his life to become an engineer. But recently that has…

On the 19th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, we remember the more than 800,000 innocent people who lost their lives; we honour the survivors whose resilience continues to inspire; and we commend those -- all too few, tragically -- who came to the defense of their fellow human beings. Out of…