News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

On 14 July 2014, UNAMID officially kicked off the construction of an examination hall at Open University in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of its community-based, labour-intensive projects (CLIPs) programme, a development-oriented undertaking facilitated by the Mission's Disarmament…

About 600 women from the Bilel locality of South Darfur received training on how to make fuel-efficient stoves. The training, facilitated by NGO Solar and Environment Organization for Sustainability and Development, was sponsored through UNAMID’s quick-impact projects (QIPs) programme. UNAMID’s…

Every year, on 18 July, people around the world heed the call from the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of their time to helping others, as a way to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life. To join in the celebration, peacekeepers from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID…

The three humanitarian workers are guided by a UNAMID security officer upon their arrival at El Fasher airport, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 19 July 2014 – Three Sudanese humanitarian workers abducted in Kutum, North Darfur, on 18 June, were freed today in the same…

El Fasher, 25 July 2014 – On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend my best wishes to the people and Government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak. Like Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr is a time for forgiveness and tolerance. These…

On 25 July, IOM staff member, Felix Ngoma, is received by UNAMID Head of Office in Nyala, Imtiaz Hussain, after he has been released. Photo by Saidi Msonda. Nyala, 25 July 2014 – A staff member with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Felix Ngoma, who was abducted in Nyala, South…

UNAMID, in collaboration with the local ministries of Youth and Sport, launched the Ramadan Football Tournament in different parts of Darfur. The tournament brings together teams from different communities across the region and celebrates peaceful coexistence during the holy month of Ramadan. The…

On 5 August 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officially handed over three classrooms at the Al Riyadh primary school in El Geneina, West Darfur. The project, designed to improve the school facilities and provide a conducive learning environment, was constructed as…

El Fasher, 7 August 2014 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is monitoring the Ebola outbreak since its onset in early 2014 and is coordinating its prevention measures with the lead United Nations agency on the matter, the World Health Organization (WHO), and with other…

El Fasher, 7 August 2014 — The leadership of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur welcomed the new steps taken by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) to prohibit the recruitment and use of child soldiers in its ranks. The movement previously issued a command decree to…

New York, 8 August 2014 —African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur and Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, briefed on 7 August the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Darfur, as well as measures taken by UNAMID to implement the strategic priorities…

Mohamed Ibn Chambas addresses the media during the press conference. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID Khartoum, 11 August 2014 - It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to this press conference today. The last one was quite a while ago (January 2014). We should do this more often and I…