News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

UNAMID conducted sensitization of local community members over a completed project, funded by the Government of Japan, which consists of two classrooms, a meeting room, a teachers' accommodation and water facility in Begayla village, a semi-sedentary community settlement in Bahr Arab locality…

The Secretary-General welcomes the signing of the Roadmap Agreement for Ending the Conflicts in Sudan by the Sudanese opposition groups on 8 August. The agreement was proposed by the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and was signed by the Government of Sudan on 21 March 2016. The…

On 8 August, UNAMID’s Ordinance Disposal Office (ODO) in collaboration with the Mission’s Police Component, handed over eight modified weapon and ammunition storage facilities to the Government of Sudan Police in El Daein, east Darfur. The project is part of the Mission’s continued efforts to build…

The Secretary-General is disappointed that the Sudanese parties failed to reach an agreement on a cessation of hostilities in Darfur and the Two Areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan States, during the last round of negotiations from 9 to 14 August 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Secretary…

UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR)-Protection, Bintou Keita visited El Daein, East Darfur, from 17-20 August 2016, as part of her familiarization tour of the Mission’s Sectors. During her visit, Ms. Keita met with government officials, native administration leaders, women’s groups…

On 21 August 2016, UNAMID Police in Central Sector donated blood to the Maternity Unit at the Zalingei Teaching Hospital, Central Darfur. The blood donation is an UNAMID Police initiative to support the local community and to save lives, particularly during surgical operations and child birth…

On 22 August 2016, Tawilla Locality Commissioner, Adam Jadid, expressed his appreciation for UNAMID's continued support to youth projects in his locality and surrounding villages, and appealed to the Mission to augment this support thereby ensuring that sustainable peace, stability and development…

On 18 August 2016, UNAMID peacekeepers from Bangladesh in West Darfur, in collaboration with the state Ministry of Health and Government of Sudan (GoS) Military Hospital, provided free medical services to the local inhabitants at Krinding (2) IDP camp in El Geneina. More than 350 IDPs--men, women…

On 27 August 2016, UNAMID’s Child Protection Unit (CPU) held its Darfur-wide campaign ‘No Child Soldiers-Protect Darfur’, at the Gathering Site for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who sought refuge around the Mission’s Team Site in Sortony, North Darfur, following clashes between Government…

On 31 August . 2016, UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR -Political), Mr. Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo, concluded his two-day visit to Sector West, where he met state and community leaders and participated in a retreat organized by the Mission’s Human Rights Section. Upon his arrival in…

El Fasher, 08 September 2016 – On behalf of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, I wish the people and the Government of Sudan a peaceful and joyous Eid Al-Adha and Haj Mabroor to the lucky ones. As we commemorate this occasion, we should all remember the message of peace and…

Khartoum, 22 September 2016- The United Nations welcomes the release yesterday by the Government of Sudan of twenty one children allegedly associated with armed groups. These children, who have been in the custody of the government security forces, were captured during fighting between the…