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On 31 December, 2015, UNAMID Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, Sector West in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC), launched in El Geneina, West Darfur, the demobilisation of 1500 former…

UNAMID remains constantly engaged with the ongoing displacements and serious humanitarian consequences caused by the fighting between government forces and armed movements in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur. Some 8,403 affected civilians, mostly women and children, have taken refuge in the vicinity of…

UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative, Bintou Keita, led an integrated mission to Anka and Umm Rai, 60 kilometers south-east of UNAMID’s team site in Kutum, North Darfur. The objective of the mission was to verify reports of mass displacements in the area following attacks by unidentified…

UNAMID Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, Sector West in collaboration with World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC), launched in El Geneina, West Darfur, the demobilisation of 1500 former combatants from the…

UNAMID Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), in partnership with the Kabkabiya Horse Racing Club, organized horse racing event in Kabkabiya locality, north Darfur. The event, held under the theme: “Partnerships for Peace, Dignity for all,” attracted more than 500 people including the…

UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator, Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi, met the Deputy Wali (Governor) of North Darfur, Adam Mohamed Hamid Alnahla, and a few other government representatives, at the Wali’s office in El Fasher, North Darfur. Mr. Uhomoibhi was accompanied by the…

UNAMID’s Human Rights Section, in collaboration with the Office of the General Prosecutor of the Special Court for Darfur, organized a one-day workshop on criminal investigation and criminal justice in El Fasher, North Darfur. The workshop, conducted on the basis of the Universal Periodic Review…

A UNAMID-funded peace campaign concluded its activities in the localities of Kabkabiya, Alwaha, Elseref, Saraf Omra, Koma and Mellit, North Darfur. The event, started on 29 November, aimed at ending tension between farmers and pastoralists and strengthening social fabric among the various tribes…

On 8 and 9 December 2015, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) opened its first two resource centres in Kutum and Al Waha localities, North Darfur. The centres were established in partnership with the Sudan Open University and will serve as outreach stations to increase…

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) held the second one-day job fair for its Sudanese staff; for them to explore potential future job opportunities in the wake of the ongoing streamlining process for the Mission. The event, which was held under the theme “Sharing Our Talent…

On 9 December 2015, the Sierra Leone Police Contingent serving with UNAMID handed over a police station they constructed to the Government of Sudan (GoS) at Abu Shouk internally displaced persons (IDPs) Camp, North Darfur. The six room facility, comprising a community service center, investigation…

Against the backdrop of renewed military confrontation, the political process to resolve the conflict in Darfur through dialogue remains fragmented with limited progress, the United Nations peacekeeping chief today informed the UN Security Council. “Major armed movements and opposition parties…