UNAMID Head inaugurates rural courthouse, meets community leaders
On 1 May 2014, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Mohamed Ibn Chambas visited the Malha and Mellit localities in North Darfur to inaugurate a new rural courthouse in Malha and meet with community leaders in Mellit.In…
UNAMID Deputy Chief and DRA Chair meet South Darfur community, assess security
El Fasher, 12 May 2014 – UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Joseph Mutaboba travelled with Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) Chair Tijani Seisi on 12 May 2014 to Buram, South Darfur, to meet with members of the…
School teachers participate in peace conference in West Darfur
On 12 May 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in collaboration with the West Darfur State Ministry of Education conducted a conference on the creation of a teachers’ network for peace, which…
Young Volunteers Help Rebuild Darfur’s Economy
By Albert González Farran The situation in Darfur, as in many other conflict-affected regions of the world, has prompted a common question in media outlets, in peace talks and in universities here: Is peace a requisite of…
University students debate on causes of intertribal conflict in Darfur
On 15 May 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in collaboration with University of Zalingei Peace and Development Studies Centre organized a debate entitled “Recent surge of Inter-tribal Conflict…
18 May 14 - UNAMID Deputy Chief visits West Darfur to meet local authorities, discuss development
UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba (centre), accompanied by members of the Ardamata community, lays a brick to show support for the residents, who have recently built a youth centre as part of the…
19 May 14 - UNAMID Deputy Chief launches peace campaign, urges dialogue in West Darfur
On 19 May 2014, UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba greets women during the inauguration ceremony for a new women's centre in the locality of Masteri, West Darfur. The inauguration event drew several…
Central Darfur workshop focuses on youth, peace
On 18 May 2014, UNAMID, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Federation of Sudanese Youth Union, hosted a workshop in Zalingei, Central Darfur, under the theme of “Darfur and Peace: Myths…
UNAMID Reaches Out to El Sereif Community
On 20 May 2014, UNAMID hosted an outreach event in the El Sereif locality of North Darfur to promote a culture of peace and support local-level mediation efforts by fostering community reconciliation and solidarity. Thousands…
20 May 14 - UNAMID Force Commander meets displaced in Khor Abeche, South Darfur
On 20 May 2014, UNAMID Force Commander Lt. Gen. Paul Mella travelled to Khor Abeche, South Darfur, to assess the situation of the displaced Darfuris settling close to UNAMID’s base; following a 22 March displacement that led…
23 May 14 - UNAMID Head asks international community in Brussels not to forget Darfur crisis
Brussels (Belgium), 23 May 2014 —African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, visited Brussels on 20-21 May where he met with European Union (EU) officials and asked them…
24 May 14 - A UNAMID peacekeeper killed and three injured in Kabkabiya, North Darfur
El Fasher, 24 May 2014 — An African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured on the morning of 24 May in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, while attending a mediation meeting between…