The Secretary-General message on the commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda
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…
UNAMID welcomes peace agreement signed between Sudan and JEM-Sudan
Left to right, Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Sudan’s State Minister at the Presidency, Amin Hassan Omer, Head of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), General Mohamed Bashar…
Fifth meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission
The fifth meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) was held today in Doha, Qatar, to review the progress made so far in the implementation of the provisions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), and…
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Developmentin Darfur
Preamble We, the Participants in the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur, hosted by the State of Qatar on 7--8 April 2013: -- Affirm that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD)…
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Developmentin Darfur
We, the Participants in the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur, hosted by the State of Qatar on 7--8 April 2013: Affirm that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) is the main…
07 Apr 13 -- UNAMID statement on security situation in Muhajeria and Labado, East Darfur
In the early morning of 6 April 2013, members of the Sudan Liberation Army / Minni Minawi attacked and seized the towns of Muhajeria and Labado, East Darfur State. Three wounded civilians, including one African Union - United…
Tripartite Meeting on UNAMID focuses on Darfur security, access
Addis Ababa, 16 April 2013 – Concerns over an increase in the number of security incidents in Darfur and access by peacekeepers of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) to those areas most affected by…
16 Apr 13 --Press statement on the situation in Labado and Mohajeria, East Darfur
A clinic in Labado completely burnt after the clashes. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 16 April 2013 - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) received reports informing that this morning the…
18 Apr 13 -UNAMID Chief calls for humanitarian access to Muhajeria and Labado
UNAMID Chief meets with Sudanese Minister of Interior, calls for humanitarian access to Muhajeria and Labado: Khartoum, 18 April 2013 – As part of his meetings with senior Sudanese officials and Darfurian authorities, the…
19 Apr 13 - UNAMID peacekeeper killed in attack on Muhajeria Team Site, East Darfur
El Fasher, 19 April 2013 - In the early morning hours of 19 April, one peacekeeper of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was shot dead and two others injured in an attack by unidentified assailants…
25 Apr13 - UNAMID delivers critical aid to East Darfur displaced
El Fasher, 24 April 2013 – The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and its humanitarian partners delivered nearly 80,000 kilograms of critical humanitarian aid to thousands of displaced civilians in…
Salwa Mukhtar Saleh on Designing Sudanese Thobes
In a seven-day thobe exhibition in El Fasher, North Darfur, a local designer displays her work, which is influenced by both traditional and contemporary Sudanese fashion. By Ala Mayyahi To display more than 50 Sudanese thobes…