UNAMID Organizes Horse Race for Peace in West Darfur
On 12 June 2015, more than 3,000 people from different localities in West Darfur came together for a day-long horse race organized by UNAMID in collaboration with the West Darfur State Equestrian Club and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Youth and Sports, West Darfur. The event, held under the theme…
UNAMID Supports Universal Periodic Review Mechanism Workshop in Khartoum
On 17 June 2015, the Sudan National Commission for Human Rights, in collaboration with UNAMID's Human Rights Section (HRS) organized a training workshop on engaging stakeholders in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in Khartoum. A total of 26 participants comprised with 9 female from the…
UNAMID peacekeepers recover ambushed World Food Programme personnel, vehicle
On 5 June 2015, UNAMID peacekeepers from South Africa rescued the driver of a World Food Programme (WFP) truck which was ambushed by unknown armed men aboard a gun-mounted vehicle 55 kilometers south-west of the Mission's Team Site in Kutum,North Darfur, a day earlier. The truck was part of a UNAMID…
UNAMID expresses concern over allegations of deliberate delays in DDR process in Darfur
El Fasher, 29 June 2015 - UNAMID is concerned about recent media reports that the Mission has deliberately delayed assisting the Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC).UNAMID's role in the ongoing disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration process in Darfur is guided…
UNAMID rehabilitates Government of Sudan Police Station in Kabkabiya, North Darfur
On 25 June 2015, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) handed over a rehabilitated boundary wall, toilet facilities and a veranda to the Kabkabiya Police Station authorities in the presence of the Acting Commissioner, Kabkabiya locality, community leaders and UNAMID staff. The…
UNAMID Civil Affairs Supports Peaceful Coexistence between Farmers and Herders in North Darfur
On 4 July 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section, in collaboration with local peace building mechanism Good Will Committee composed of influential displaced farmer leaders and Arab herders, organized a peace forum in Shagra village, near El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of its efforts to restore peace…
UNAMID supports the rehabilitation of Lumbati Basic School, North Darfur
On 8 July 2015, UNAMID's Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and Child Protection Sections, in collaboration with local nongovernmental organization Friends of Peace and Development Organization (FPDO), Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC), as well…
Message from the Head of UNAMID on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr
On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend greetings and 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 love, perseverance, kindness, forgiveness and…
UNAMID expresses deep concern over clashes between the Reizegat and Habaniya tribes in South Darfur
El Fasher, 16 July 2015- The African Union–United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses serious concern over reports of escalating tensions and clashes between the Reizegat and the Habaniya tribes on 14 July in the Al Sunta locality, 150 kilometers south-east of Nyala, South Darfur, which has…
UNAMID peacekeepers repel attacks on patrol team in North Darfur
On 15 July, unidentified armed men aboard a gun-mounted vehicle opened fire on a UNAMID patrol team between Bowa and Turmes villages, 18 kilometers north-west of the Mission’s team site in Kutum, North Darfur. The patrol team comprised of 39 peacekeepers, which was on its way back to the team site…
UNAMID celebrates Nelson Mandela Day
On 13 July 2015, more than one thousand school girls, teachers, community Leaders as well representatives from UNAMID and the Ministry of Education, North Darfur, gathered at the Al Taiba Secondary School for Girls in the Abu Shouk camp for the displaced near El Fasher, North Darfur, to celebrate…
UNAMID hosts Ramadan Cup football tournament in El Fasher, North Darfur
On 14 July 2015, the UNAMID, in collaboration with the Althoura South Youth Association, organized the Ramadan Cup football tournament for peace in the Al Wihda football arena, El Fasher, North Darfur. The tournament was part of the “Darfur, talk peace now,” campaign and also included an Iftar…