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…
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…
Women and men attended the debate organized at the UNAMID headquarters. Photo by Albert González Farran
Darfur civil society debates role in democratic governance
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 –…
A long way for a drop of water
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…
Deputy UNAMID JSR, Mohamed Yonis, and the chairman of the AU delegation, Ambassador Bulus Paul Zom Lolo of Nigeria, at El Fasher airport. Photo by Albert González Farran
AU Peace and Security Council assesses Darfur situation
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…
16 Mar 13 -Interview: UNAMID Acting Head outlines protection strategy
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…
UNAMID condemns arrest of Internally Displaced Persons by unidentified armed group in Central Darfur
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…
UNAMID investigates circumstances surrounding Arga checkpoint incident
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…
Participants of the conference attend the opening ceremony in Coral Hotel, in Nyala. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID
IDPs, refugees discuss return and resettlement at South Darfur conference
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…
Chambas takes up official duties as UNAMID Chief and Joint Chief Mediator
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…
04 Apr 13 -Message on the International Day of mine awareness and assistance in Mine Action
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…
Victims of a dangerous game
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…