UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping, Herve Ladsous, updates the Security Council on Darfur
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…
UNAMID protects and assists growing number of displaced in North and Central Darfur
The number of civilians seeking refuge in the vicinity of UNAMID’s Sortoni team site, North Darfur, has increased to 14,770, including 1,493 men, 4,097 women and 9,180 children. These figures represent more than 52 per cent…
Photo by Mohamed Mahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID's Human Rights Section Concludes Training on Gender Based Violence
UNAMID Human Rights Office, in partnership with the Gender Based Violence (GBV) State Committee, north Darfur state, concluded a two-day training workshop on gender based violence in El Fasher, north Darfur. The training…
Photo by Mohamed Mahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID Launches 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
UNAMID Gender Advisory Unit and Human Rights Section in partnership with the Military and Police components, launched the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The event, held at the Mission Headquarters…
Photo by Mohamad AlMahady.
UNAMID Hands over Water Project in El Fasher
The African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMD) Rule of Law, Prisons Advisory Unit, in collaboration with the Civil Affairs Section, Sector North handed over two elevated water tanks to Shallah Federal Prison, in…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID and partners mark UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Darfur
UNAMID, in collaboration with UNFPA and the Ministry of Social Affairs, north Darfur state, today marked the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a colourful ceremony punctuated by drama…
Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID.
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…
UNAMID Photo.
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…
UNAMID organizes Open Day on SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in El Fasher, North Darfur
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…
Photo by Tijan Kujabi, UNAMID.
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…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
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…
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…