Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID organizes Open Day on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
On 23 January 2017, UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit, in collaboration with state committees and the Ministry of Social Affairs in all five Darfur states, organized an Open Day in El Fasher, North Darfur, to discuss the progress…
UNAMID welcomes JEM’s Command Order prohibiting recruitment of child soldiers
EL FASHER - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) welcomes the renewed Command Order issued by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on 25 January 2017, prohibiting the recruitment and use of…
Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
NEW YORK - Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity, endangers their health, and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and can even be fatal. Sustainable…
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID.
UNAMID organizes health awareness seminar for university students in West Darfur
On 31 January 2017, UNAMID peacekeepers from Bangladesh conducted a health awareness seminar on HIV/AIDS and malaria at the University of El Geneina, West Darfur. More than 800 students attended the event, which is part of…
Photo by Mohammed Ahmed Ali,UNAMID.
DIDC Conferences conclude in Beida and Kulbus, West Darfur
The Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultations (DIDC) Follow up Mechanism (FUM) and UNAMID DIDC Secretariat recently concluded two DIDC conferences in Beida and Kulbus localities, West Darfur. Provision of basic services…
Photo by Emmanuel Emasealu, UNAMID.
UN Integrated Assessment Team visits Sortony, North Darfur
A United Nations Integrated Assessment Team, led by UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR)-Protection, Bintou Keita, travelled to Sortony, North Darfur from 29-31 January 2017. The mission conducted an assessment…
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID.
UNAMID concludes first aid training in West Darfur
On 10 February 2017, UNAMID concluded a five-day first aid training programme, attended by 36 participants in El Geneina, West Darfur. The programme was run by the Mission's Bangladeshi Medical Section and counted health…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
UNAMID commemorates World Radio Day in North Darfur
As part of global events commemorating World Radio Day on 13 February 2017, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section organized an outreach event at Al Salam 26 Basic School for Girls, Al Salam camp for…
Photo by Indonesian Battalion, UNAMID.
UNAMID hands over building and education materials in West Darfur
On 19 February 2017, UNAMID handed over building and education materials to Mujamma Khalawi Li Takhfidzil Quran wal Dirosah School in El Geneina, West Darfur. Items given included 80 roofing sheets for the school as well as…
Drama on the history of International Mother Language Day. Photo by Matilda Moyo, UNAMID.
UNAMID in West Darfur Celebrates International Mother Language Day
On 21 February 2017, UNAMID in El Geneina, West Darfur, joined the world in commemorating International Mother Language Day. The day has been observed annually since 2000 following its proclamation by the General Conference…
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UNAMID launches “No Child Soldiers – Protect Darfur” campaign in Mournei camp for displaced persons, West Darfur
On 21 February 2017, UNAMID’s Child Protection Unit (CPU), launched a campaign to raise awareness on the need to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by armed forces and groups in Mournei camp for the displaced, West…
Photo by Mohammed El Hadi, UNAMID.
The minimum international standards for prisons focus of joint Government of Sudan-UNAMID seminar
KHARTOUM – Sensitizing senior Sudanese prison and police officials about the minimum UN Standards of Operation involved in managing prisons, also known as The Mandela Rule, was the aim of a recent workshop held in Khartoum…