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New Technology Helping to Build a Culture of Peace Despite infrastructure challenges posed by the ongoing conflict, new communications technologies, such as smartphones and social media, are proliferating in Darfur and contributing to positive change. By Sharon Lukunka An increasing number of young…

Mr. Irfan Jaffery is welcomed by the UNAMID police commissioner, Ms. Hester Paneras, and some other Mission's senior staff members at El Fasher airport. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 13 June 2014 – An international contractor working at UNAMID, Mr. Irfan Jaffery, abducted in El Fasher…

On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and indeed on my own behalf, I would like to extend my best wishes to the Government and people of Sudan, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of worship, reflection and reconciliation; where the…

On 26 June, upon an invitation issued by the head native chief of the nomadic Reizegat tribe in Umdawanban village, Omda Abu Noba, UNAMID Sector South Head of Office (HoO) Mr. Imtiaz Hussain led a joint delegation of representatives from OCHA, WFP, IOM and UNICEF to assess the situation in the…

UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Office, Central Darfur, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Youth, Sports, Information and Culture, organized a two-day Inter-Tribal Cultural Festival for Peaceful Coexistence which concluded on 26 June 2014. The event took place in Zalingei town…

On 26 June, UNAMID formally handed over three projects, which were part of the Mission's quick impact projects (QIPs), to the local community in Douma, Mershing and Manawashi in South Darfur.The project in Mershing town consisted of a women's centre consisting of two training rooms, a meeting room…

On 23 June, UNAMID’s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, in collaboration with the Islamic Relief Agency and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Youth and Sport, West Darfur, inaugurated three community-based labor-intensive projects (CLIPs).The CLIPs include the construction of…

In an effort to support and contribute to a continuous learning process, the UNAMID team in Zalingei, Central Darfur, on 1 July, presented educational materials including chairs and desks to the Hassa Hissa and Hamidia camps for displaced persons.In the Hassa Hissa camp, the team presented 36 chairs…

By Emadeldin Rijal As one example of UNAMID’s ongoing efforts to protect civilians across Darfur, the Mission has been working directly with the displaced community in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, to help ensure their safety. The residents of Khor Abeche had suffered a series of attacks by armed…

On 30 June, UNAMID participated in an inter-agency humanitarian assessment mission jointly led by OCHA and HAC. Other participants included WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO as well as national and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and representatives from the Ministries of Health…

On 9 July 2014, as part of the Mission’s quick impact projects (QIPs) programme, UNAMID in South Darfur presented computers to Nyala University. The computers, which are designed to help increase student productivity and learning, are going to be used in the school’s training centre. In his remarks…

Addis Ababa, 11 July 2014 —African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur and Chief mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, briefed on 9 July the African Union; Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on the recent developments in Darfur, the mediation efforts and the implementation of…