The United Nations welcomes the release of 21 child soldiers by the Government of Sudan
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…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID Organizes Peaceful Co-existence Conference in El Fasher, North Darfur
On 21 September 2016, UNAMID, in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Development Studies and Human Rights, University of El Fasher, held a one-day conference on peace and peaceful co-existence under the theme “No life…
Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.
UNAMID Hands over New Women Prison Facilities to State Prisons Administration, North Darfur
On 20 September 2016, UNAMID Rule of Law Section handed over to the local authority a Newly-built facility at the women’s wing, at Shallah Federal Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur. The project, which is part of the Mission…
Photo by Mohammed Idriss, UNAMID.
UNAMID Joint Special Representative Visits Central Darfur
On 21 September 2016, UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Martin Uhomoibhi, visited Zalingei, Central Darfur, where he met the Wali (Governer), Shartai Jaafar Ishaq, and requested access for all UN entities to Jebel…
The Secretary-General meets with the Sudan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed Abd al-Aziz Ghandour, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan. The Secretary-General and Foreign Minister Ghandour discussed the latest…
Photo by Mubarak Bako, UNAMID.
UNAMID Police Commissioner visits Central and South Darfur
On 24 September 2016, UNAMID Police Commissioner, Priscilla Makotose, visited Central Darfur, where she met the state police commissioner. During the meeting, Ms. Makotose reiterated the Mission’s continued cooperation with…
Photo by Hassan Ibrahim Ishag, UNAMID.
East Darfur State Honors UNAMID
On 28 September 2016, UNAMID, represented by its Head of Office in El Daein, East Darfur, Landing Badjie, received an appreciation certificate from local state authorities. The Certificate is in recognition of concerted…
UNAMID JSR’s Statement Read to the Media on Peace in Darfur
Though the region of Darfur is relatively peaceful at this time, a small portion of Jebel Marra within Darfur continues to be intermittently volatile. As the UN Secretary-General has always stressed, there can be no military…
Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.
UNAMID Supports Skills Training for Prisoners at Shallah Federal Prison, North Darfur
On 5 October 2016, UNAMID Rule of Law – Prisons Advisory Unit (RoL-PAU) in partnership with North Darfur Prisons Administration and El Fasher Technical School, held a trade certification ceremony at the close of two years…
Photo by Mohammed Idriss Mohammed, UNAMID.
Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation Meeting concludes in Mukjar Locality, Central Darfur
UNAMID, in collaboration with the Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultations (DIDC) implementation committee and Doha Civil Society Follow-Up Mechanism (FUM) concluded a locality level internal dialogue and consultations…
Photo by Abdulrasheed Yakubu, UNAMID.
UNAMID Police Women support female Inmates at El Daein Prison, East Darfur
On 13 October 2016, UNAMID Police Women Network (UPWN) Sector East Chapter, handed over an assortment of toiletries and household items to women prisoners and their children at El Daein Prison, East Darfur. The consignment…
Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID.
UNAMID Celebrates the United Nations Day
On 23 October 2015, UNAMID and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) celebrated the United Nations Day under the theme “No life without peace” in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event, which took place at Al-Zubeir Stadium…