Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
UNAMID supports demobilization of former combatants in North Darfur
EL FASHER – The demobilization of some 500 ex-combatants -- part of ongoing efforts supported by UNAMID and partners to reintegrate former combatants into the community -- concluded on 10 January in El Fasher. The fifth…
Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
UNAMID reconfiguration process focus of school visits in North Darfur
On 17 and 18 January 2018, UNAMID’s Community Outreach Unit (COU), in partnership with the Students Activity Directorate at the Ministry of Education, North Darfur, conducted three school visits to Al Fajr Secondary School…
UNAMID and Government of Sudan sign MoU on the opening of a temporary operating base in Golo
Elfasher, 29 January 2018 – The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Sudan yesterday regarding the opening of a temporary operating…
Photo by Kone Mouroulaye, UNAMID.
Government of Sudan hands over land for the establishment of a UNAMID temporary operating base in Golo, Central Darfur
On 28 January 2018, UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, officially received a suitable location allocated by the Government of Sudan for the establishment of the Mission’s temporary operating base in Golo…
Statement by the President of the Security Council on UNAMID
The Security Council welcomes improvements in the security situation as well as the ongoing absence of armed clashes between government forces and the armed opposition, in addition to the extension of unilateral cessations of…
Photo by Hassan Ishag, UNAMID.
Discussions with local community leaders and state leadership focus of high-level UNAMID visit to East Darfur
UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Jeremiah Mamabolo, accompanied by senior UNAMID staff recently concluded a two-day visit to El-Daein, East Darfur, which took place on 5-6 February 2018. While in East Darfur, JSR…
Photo by Abdulrasheed Yakubu, UNAMID.
UNAMID Acting Deputy Head meets Wali of East Darfur
El Daein; 11 February 2018: UNAMID Acting Deputy Joint Special Representative (ADJSR), Peter Schumann, recently conducted a two-day visit to El Daein, East Darfur, where he met the Wali (Governor), the Deputy Nazir of the…
Photo by Muntasir Sharafadin, UNAMID.
Fourth free medical clinic in West Darfur by UNAMID peacekeepers
On 8 February 2018, UNAMID’s Bangladeshi peacekeepers teamed up with the Rule of Law section to organise a free medical clinic for the inmates and prison officers at Ardamata Prison, West Darfur. This joint civilian-military…
Photo by Hassan Ibrahim Ishag, UNAMID.
19 women benefit from two-day training on sexual and gender-based violence in East Darfur
El Daein, 13 February 2018: 19 women from Al Manara village in East Darfur participated in a two-day, UNAMID-supported training programme on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) . The activity aimed at educating…
Near-Verbatim Opening Remarks by UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Jeremiah Mamabolo, at a Press Conference Held in Khartoum
(22 February 2018; 10:30 hours; Marawi Hall, UNDP Building, Gama’a Street) Good morning ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our first meeting in 2018. Before I start the briefing, I’d like to…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
30 rural court judges trained in court adjudication procedures, North Darfur
Some 30 rural court judges from various localities in North Darfur participated in a two-day, UNAMID-supported training on court adjudication procedures held on 19-20 February 2018 in El Fasher. The workshop was facilitated…
Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.
Internally displaced community from Zam Zam IDP camp participate in cultural event promoting social cohesion
On 26 February 2018, hundreds of internally displaced persons, including community leaders, women and youth groups, as well as students attended a one-day cultural festival held at Zam Zam camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur…