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On 12 May, UNAMID`s Communication and Public Information Section (CPIS) organized a two-day workshop on creation of income generating projects for 50 women in Golo (B) village, approximately twenty kilometers, west of El Fasher, North Darfur. The workshop is part of the “Darfur Women Talk Peace”…

On 11 May, UNAMID`s Civil Affairs Section, Sector West conducted a one day Community Dialogue and Consultation Forum in Sisi IDP camp, Mournei, West Darfur to discuss efforts to mitigate conflicts between farmers and pastoralists during farming season. The program which was attended by 70…

On 9 May, UNAMID Civilian-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Office, Sector West handed over a solar panel project to local authorities in Foro Baranga market, West Darfur. The project is part of the UNAMID’s Quick Impact Projects (QIPS) designed to provide lighting to the main streets in the market…

On 9 May, UNAMID`s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, in collaboration with Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Food Programme (WFP) concluded the demobilisation of 779 former…

On 19 May 2016, UNAMID`s Gender Advisory Unit, Sector West, in partnership with the Ministry of Local Governance , inaugurated the El-Humairaa Basic School for girls at Ardamata Administrative Unit in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. The project is part of the Mission’s Quick Impact Project…

From 18 to 19 May, 2016, UNAMID’s Sector South Geospatial, Information & Telecommunications Technologies Section, in collaboration with the Mission’s Civil Affairs and Water and Environment Sections, organized a two-day special training course on Global Information, Positioning System and Global…

On 18 May 2016, UNAMID’s Police component and Civil Affairs Section concluded a one-month training programme for 150 internally displaced women on the manufacturing of fuel-efficient stoves at Abuzer Camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Geneina, West Darfur. The project, which is part…

On 22 May 2016, UNAMID Rule of Law Section, in collaboration with the state Prisons Administration, launched a two-week workshop on management and operations of prisons for 30 prisons officers in El Fasher, North Darfur. The workshop aims at equipping prisons officers with necessary skills to…

On 25 May 2016, UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Ms. Bintou Keita, visited the Gathering Site for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled ongoing clashes between Government of Sudan (GOS) Forces and the Sudan Liberation Army /AW in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur, and sought…

UNAMID celebrated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on 29 May 2016, under the theme ”Honouring our Heroes”. The event took place in all UNAMID’s sectors in Darfur, including the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur. The date was also commemorated for the first time…

On 18 May 2016, UNAMID’s Aviation Section, Sector South, handed over an Air traffic VHF radio set to Nyala Airport authorities, in the presence of the Head of Office, Berhanemeskel Naga; the Director of Nyala Airport, Mohamed Nur Marigni, as well as government officials and UNAMID Staff. The…

On 31 May 2016, UNAMID’s Ordnance and Disposal Office (ODO), Central Darfur, handed over two modified storage facilities to the Central Darfur Police Station and the State Prison in Zalingei. The hand over came in line with the Mission’s mandate of protecting innocent civilians through better…