12th Meeting of the Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document convenes in Khartoum
KHARTOUM - The 12th 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…
UN Secretary-General's Message for International Women’s Day
NEW YORK - International Women's Day is marked today, 8 March, in Sudan and around the world. The 2017 theme focuses on "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030". In his message for the day, the UN Secretary…
Photo by Amir Abdalla, UNAMID.
UNAMID trains South Darfur women in making fuel-efficient stoves
UNAMID's Gender Advisory Unit in Nyala, South Darfur, recently concluded a two-month capacity-building programme for women on making fuel-efficient stoves in Kateela locality. More than 1,000 women benefited from the training…
The Secretary-General’s Report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for consideration by the General Assembly. During his first week in office, in…
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UNAMID holds the National Prisons Development Committee meeting in El Fasher, North Darfur
On 07 March 2017, UNAMID Rule of Law Section organized the National Prisons Development Committee (NPDC) Meeting and Validation workshop in El Fasher, North Darfur, aimed at improving management and operations in local…
UNAMID welcomes Presidential decree pardoning members of Darfuri armed movements
El Fasher, 15 March 2017 – The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) welcomes the issuance on 8 March of a Presidential decree lifting death sentences from 66 members of Darfuri armed movements and…
Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.
UNAMID organizes Peace conference in El Sereif, North Darfur
From 13 to 14 March 2017, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section, in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Oxfam America, local authorities and native Administrations, jointly organized a two- day peace conference…
Photo by Elsadig Daud, UNAMID.
UNAMID supports community peace initiative in West Darfur
On 16 March 2017, UNAMID supported the launch of the West Darfur community initiative for peaceful coexistence at locality level in Forobaranga and Habila localities, West Darfur. More than 4,000 people representing the local…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
Hundreds mark World Water Day in North Darfur
EL FASHER – Hundreds of people gathered in El Fasher, North Darfur to mark World Water Day at a UNAMID-supported event held at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Participants at the 22 March event…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
Gender-based violence focus of Tine workshop
TINE – The importance of combatting gender-based violence was highlighted at a joint Ministry of Social Affairs-UNAMID workshop in Tine locality, North Darfur. Around 100 people took part in the one-day training on 26 March…
Photo by Hassan Ibrahim Ishag, UNAMID.
Human rights and international fair trial standards discussed at El Daein workshop
EL DAEIN – Human rights and international fair trial standards were the subject of a UNAMID workshop held in El Daein locality in East Darfur last week. More than 60 people took part in the two-day event, including judges…
Secretary-General, African Union Commission Chair appoint Jeremiah Mamabolo of South Africa Joint Special Representative for Darfur
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki announced today the appointment of Jeremiah Nyamane Kingsley Mamabolo of South Africa as Joint Special…