UNAMID Commemorates International Day of Peace
On 21 September 2015, UNAMID, in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Development studies and Human Rights, University of El Fasher, North Darfur, organized a day-long peace forum to commemorate the International Day of Peace, annually celebrated across the world on this date. The event was…
UNAMID Celebrates UN Day
On 26 October 2015, UNAMID, in collaboration with the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), celebrated UN Day which, this year, marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. The event took place at the Al Zubeir Stadium, El Fasher, North Darfur, under the theme “Strong UN. Better World,” and…
UNAMID Organizes a Workshop on National and International Human Rights Standards in El Fasher
On 28 October 2015, as part of its mandate, UNAMID’s Human Rights Section, in collaboration with the North Darfur Chief Judges Office, organized a two-day training workshop on national and international human rights standards, focusing on administration of justice in North Darfur Judiciary. The…
UNAMID commemorates the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Khartoum
On 29 October 2015, UNAMID, in collaboration with United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Sudan commemorated the 70th anniversary of the United Nations at Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. The event, held under the theme “Strong UN. Better World.” at the Sudan National Museum, aimed at disseminating…
UNAMID hands over youth centers to the displaced in Hissahissa and Hamidia camps in Central Darfur
On 2 November 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section (CAS), Sector Central, in collaboration with the Mission’s Human Rights Section and Rwandese Battalion 42, handed over fully constructed youth centers to the displaced living in the Hissahissa and Hamidia camps in Zalingei, Central Darfur. The…
UNAMID organizes workshop on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Nyala, South Darfur
On 3 November 2015, UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit (GAU), Sector South, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 State Committee, organized a one-day workshop on the UNSCR 1325 Global Open Day 2015 on Women, Peace and Security at…
UNAMID hands over weapons storage facilities to Government of Sudan police station in South Darfur
On 5 November 2015, UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO), Sector South, handed over two modified containers for safe storage of weapons and ammunition to the South Darfur Police Station in the Al Nahda area, Nyala, South Darfur. The handover of the two stores is in line with the Mission’s mandate…
UNAMID trains Rural Court members in North Darfur
On 10 November 2015, as part of its mandated activities across Darfur, UNAMID’s Human Rights Section, in collaboration with the Rule of Law Section, organized a one-day training on human rights and Sudanese law for Malha Rural Court members, North Darfur, The event was attended by more than 40…
UNAMID’s Gambian peacekeepers hand over medical supplies to Abu Shouk camp clinic, North Darfur
On 18 November 2015, UNAMID’s Gambian peacekeepers handed over essential medical supplies to the clinic at the Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), near El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of the Mission’s continued support to displaced populations across Darfur. These supplies…
UNAMID organizes Open Day on SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in El Fasher, North Darfur
On 18 November 2015, UNAMID Gender Advisory Unit (GAU) in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and Darfur states Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 committees, organized an open day to mark the 15th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security…
UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office intensifies Risk Education programmes across Darfur
Recently, three children were reportedly killed and two others wounded when a grenade exploded in Mellit, North Darfur. To reduce the occurrence of such incidents, from July – October 2015, UNAMID’s Ordnance Disposal Office (ODO) has conducted more than 294 educational programmes on Explosive…
UNAMID hands over school to the displaced community in Al Salam camp, North Darfur
On 21 November 2015, UNAMID peacekeepers handed over the newly constructed Nusaibah Secondary School for Girls, to the displaced community at Al Salam camp for the internally displaced, North Darfur. The project, which includes a perimeter fence, two classrooms and an office space was constructed by…