UNAMID Commemorates International Day of Youth in North Darfur
On 12 august 2015, UNAMID Commemorated the International Day of Youth in Al Salam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), near El Fasher, North Darfur, under the theme “Youth and Civic Engagement”. More than 500 displaced youth attended the event, representing three camps around El Fasher town…
UNAMID DDR hands over vocational institute in Kabkabiya, North Darfur
On 19 August 2015, UNAMID’s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section handed over a vocational institute to the local community in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. The project, implemented in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and local implementing partner…
Communiqué of the 539th meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 539th meeting held on 25 August 2015, adopted the following decision on the activities of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for Sudan and South Sudan:
UNAMID hands over furniture, office equipment for native administration in North Darfur
On 2 September 2015, UNAMID handed over office furniture and equipment aimed at facilitating the work of the native administration across 18 localities in North Darfur. UNAMID’s Head of Office, Sector North, Mohamed El-Amine Souef, accompanied by the Mission’s senior military and police personnel…
UNAMID hands over classrooms, office facilities to Shangil Tobaya Basic School for Girls
On 30 August 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section (CAS) officially handed over three newly constructed classrooms, offices and toilet facilities to the administration of the Northern Shangil Tobaya Basic School for Girls. The handover was attended by some 500 school girls, teachers, community…
Unamid Facilitates Government Of Sudan Reconciliation Visit To Abu Karinka, East Darfur
On 2 September 2015, UNAMID facilitated the travel of a Government of Sudan delegation comprised of senior officials including the Federal Social Welfare Minister, the Wali (Governor) of East Darfur, the HAC Commissioner, the Head of El Zakat (Alms) Chamber, the Minister of Social Welfare, East…
UNAMID calls for restraint over tensions in West Darfur
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is concerned about the continued tension in El Geneina town and around Mouli village, 15 kilometers south of El Geneina, West Darfur. The tensions developed after an unidentified armed group attacked Mouli village on 9 January, displacing a…
UNAMID convoy ambushed near Anka, North Darfur
A UNAMID patrol was ambushed today by an unidentified armed group near Anka, North Darfur, approximately 55 kilometers north of Kutum. El Fasher, 07 January 2016 – A UNAMID patrol was ambushed today by an unidentified armed group near Anka, North Darfur, approximately 55 kilometers north of Kutum…
UNAMID expresses deep concern over fighting in Central Darfur
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned about ongoing fighting between government forces and armed movements in the Jebel Marra area, Central Darfur, near the Mission’s Nertiti team site. UNAMID personnel in Nertiti also reported five bombs being dropped at an…
UNAMID Hands over Land Registration Office in Forobaranga, West Darfur
On 31 August 2015, UNAMID's Rule of Law Office in Sector West handed over newly-built premises to the Land Registration office in Forobaranga, West Darfur. In his remark at the official handing over ceremony, Justice Mulana Baderdin Abdallah, the Deputy Chief Judge of the Judiciary, said, “The…
UNAMID's DIDC Secretariat Facilitates Internal Dialogue in Kabkabiya, North Darfur
On 1 September 2015, a locality-level dialogue took place in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, as part of the second phase of the Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultations (DIDC). The event was organized collaboratively with the Implementation Committee; the North Darfur Doha Civil Society Follow-up…
UNAMID Organizes Workshop on the Mission’s Mandate in El Geneina, West Darfur
On 8 September 2015, UNAMID organized a one-day workshop in El Geneina, West Darfur, on raising awareness and building an in-depth understanding among senior government officials regarding the Mission’s mandate and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The workshop, which took place at the Mission…