On 7 April 2015, members of UNAMID’s Rwandan community and other staff members light candles commemorating 21 years of the genocide in Rwanda. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID Commemorates 21 Years of Genocide in Rwanda
On 7 April 2015, UNAMID’s Rwandan community organized an event commemorating 21 years of the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994 in El Fasher, North Darfur. The programme, conducted under the theme ‘Walk to Remember,’ started…
On 8 April, herders collect water for their livestock at a water point in Donki Dereisa village, South Darfur. Photo by Mutaz Munafal, UNAMID.
UNAMID Visits Voluntary Returnees in South Darfur
On 8 April 2015, as part of a series of visits to assess the situation of voluntary returnees in South Darfur, UNAMID’s Head of Office, Sector South, Imtiaz Hussain, accompanied by a joint team of engineers from the Nyala…
On 14 April 2015, Fatima Abass Hassan, a teacher at Mellit Technical School, displays various products created by participants of a course on sewing and embroidery. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID Concludes Vocational Training Initiative in Mellit
As part of its efforts to build capacity among Darfuri youth, UNAMID’s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, on 14 April 2015, concluded a three-month vocational training initiative in Mellit, North…
Working group resumes talks on UNAMID’s exit strategy
Khartoum, 20 April 2015 - The Joint Working Group comprising Government of Sudan, African Union and United Nations senior officials met in Khartoum from 16 to 19 April to continue its work on a UNAMID’s exit strategy. The…
On 20 April 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section- Sector North conducted a technical and monitoring visit to three completed rihood projects in Kuma locality. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID Civil Affairs Conducts Monitoring Visit to Rihood Projects in North Darfur
On 20 April 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section- Sector North conducted a technical and monitoring visit to three completed rihood projects in Kuma locality. Rihoods are natural water catchments used to store rainwater for…
UNAMID peacekeepers repel two attacks in South Darfur
El Fasher, 24 April 2015 - UNAMID peacekeepers have repelled two attacks by unidentified armed men in Kass, 85 kilometers north-west of Nyala, South Darfur. The ensuing exchange of fire resulted in at least four attackers…
UNAMID reiterates its peacekeepers responded proportionally to attacks in Kass
El Fasher, 25 April 2015 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) reiterates that its peacekeepers responded to two attacks against them by armed men in Kass, South Darfur, on 23 and 24 April 2015…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman of the Secretary-General on Darfur
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent increase in attacks on peacekeepers serving in the African Union United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and the limited cooperation provided by the…
The African Union deeply concerned by the attacks on UNAMID peacekeepers
Addis Ababa, 27 April 2015: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is deeply concerned by the deadly incidents which took place on 23 and 24 April 2015 in Kass, South Darfur…
UNAMID DDR Wins Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education
On 28 April 2015, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was declared the Country Winner for Sudan of the 2014 Saville Foundation Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education. The award was given…
UNAMID Conducts Peace Workshop for Central Darfur Women
On 22 April 2015, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in Central Darfur, in collaboration with the Gender Advisory Unit (GAU) and UNAMID Police Gender Office organized a peace workshop for women’s…
Rwandan Chief of Defence Staff Visits UNAMID
On 26 April 2015, the Chief of Defence Staff of Rwandan Defence Forces and former UNAMID Force Commander, General Patrick Nyamvumba and his accompanying delegation visited Zalingei, Central Darfur. Upon his arrival, General…