Mary Grace Ariza: Working to Move the Mission Forward!
Ms. Mary Grace Ariza has been serving with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as a United Nations Volunteer.
UNAMID Head praises East Darfur tribal reconciliation efforts
El Daein, 3 December 2013 - The AU- UN Joint Special Representative (JSR), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded on 3 December a two-day visit to El Daein, East Darfur, where he congratulated the State authorities and the traditional leaders for their work toward a peaceful solution to the conflict between…
5 Dec 13 - UNAMID celebrates 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence
Local singer Ikram Idris (left) performs for the audience during the event. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 5 December 2013 – More than 500 women, men and schoolgirls participated in an event in El Fasher, North Darfur, to mark of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence…
Workshop on all-inclusive peace and security in Darfur to be held in Addis Ababa on 9 December
The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has invited the Darfur non-signatory movements to participate on a technical workshop on all-inclusive peace and security in Darfur.The forum, organized in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Authority on…
UNAMID engages Darfur peace partners on a DDPD workshop
More than 20 members of the Justice and Equality Movement-Sudan (JEM/Bashar) are participating this week at a 5-day workshop on the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), sponsored by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Khartoum. The sessions, which started on 8…
Chief Mediator asks Darfur non-signatory movements to explore ways forward for the peace process
Addis Ababa, 9 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has strongly urged the Darfur non-signatory movements to explore ways to move the peace process forward, stating that the only way to end the conflict in Darfur is through a…
Darfuri Women Deliberate on UNSCR 1325
More than 50 women leaders from various civil society groups, non-governmental organizations, the State Legislative Council along with local Government representatives and UNAMID officials participated in the open-day session on the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325…
10 Dec 13 - UNAMID observes Human Rights Day in Darfur
On 10 December, an actor performs a drama presentation in Al Salam IDP camp, North Darfur, during Human Rights Day celebration. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam. The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) joined the worldwide celebrations on the occasion of Human Rights Day, observed every…
Joint Chief Mediator commends willingness of movements to engage in peace talks
Addis Ababa, 12 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, said he values and appreciates the three-day workshop on peace and security in Darfur, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the participation of two non-signatory movements…
Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document notices progress and challenges
El Fasher, 17 December 2013 – The seventh meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) was held on 16 December in El Fasher, North Darfur, to discuss progress and challenges in the implementation of the DDPD since the Commission's last…
Head of UNAMID welcomes SLA/Minni Minawi decision to ban recruitment of child soldiers
El Fasher, 18 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has welcomed the decision taken by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) to prohibit the recruitment and use of child soldiers in its ranks. “UNAMID appreciates the…
UNAMID, UNDP Provide Vocational Skills to North Darfur Prisoners
On 17 December 2013, inmates from Shallah Federal Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur, graduated from an intensive training course during which they acquired various vocational skills, including in welding, masonry and electrical work, in two new workshops that UNAMID recently constructed. UNAMID…