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UNAMID Hands over Seating Units to Basic schools in Darfur
On 11 April 2016, UNAMID`s Human Rights Section, Sector North, handed over 348 benches and desks to four basic schools for boys and girls in Abu Zereiga village, approximately 50 kilometers south of El-Fasher, North Darfur. The event, part of the Mission’s support to education in Darfur through its…
UNAMID Hands over Rural Court in Adikong, West Darfur
On 14 April 2016, UNAMID Sector West Office, handed over to local judicial authorities a newly constructed rural court building in Adikong area, about 25 kilometers west of El-Geneina town, West Darfur. The construction project, undertaken under the auspices of UNAMID Rule of Law Section, is part of…
UNAMID calls for restraint over recent violence in East Darfur
The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned over the recent outbreak of violence in East Darfur which on 18 April in El Daein culminated in an attack on the residence of the Wali. UNAMID calls on all parties involved in these unfortunate events to…
UNAMID Holds Inter-tribal Culture Festival in Zalingei, Central Darfur
On 20 April, UNAMID Sector Central, in partnership with the local state Ministry of Social Affairs, Culture, Information and Tourism, organized an Inter-tribal Culture Festival, Art Exhibition and Musical Concert in Zalingei, Central Darfur. The event, held under the theme “Heritage our Unity”, was…
UNAMID Launches No Child Soldiers– Protect Darfur Campaign in West Darfur
On 2 May 2016, UNAMID`s Sector West Child Protection Unit (CPU), launched a Darfur-wide campaign, under the theme: “No Child Soldiers – Protect Darfur” at Krinding (1) Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in El-Geneina, West Darfur. The campaign, aimed at raising awareness on the need to end…
UNAMID JSR tours the Mission’s sector headquarters across Darfur
El Fasher, 8 May 2016 – As part of his meetings with senior UNAMID officials, state authorities, and the local community, the AU-UN Joint Special Representative, Martin Uhomoibhi, visited Zalingei, Central Darfur, El Geneina, West Darfur; Nyala, South Darfur, El Daein, East Darfur; between 2-6 May…
UNAMID JSR tours the Mission’s sector headquarters across Darfur
El Fasher, 8 May 2016 – As part of his meetings with senior UNAMID officials, state authorities, and the local community, the AU-UN Joint Special Representative, Martin Uhomoibhi, visited Zalingei, Central Darfur, El Geneina, West Darfur; Nyala, South Darfur, El Daein, East Darfur; between 2-6 May…
Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document convenes in Khartoum
Khartoum, 9 May 2016 – The eleventh meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) was held today in Khartoum, Sudan. The Commission discussed the progress made and the challenges faced in the implementation of the DDPD since its last meeting…
UNAMID condemns attacks in Sortony, calls for maximum restraint
El fasher, 10 May 2016—The AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) condemns yesterday’s attack on a part of the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) Gathering Site in Sortony, North Darfur, where unidentified armed men on gun-mounted vehicles opened fire, killing two children and wounding several others…