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Zalingei- From 8 to 9 December, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) held a women’s dialogue for peace for 30 internally displaced women and a football tournament at Hamidiya Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Zalingei, Central Darfur. Through these activities…

For the very first time in their lives, seven children with muscular weakness are now able to walk, following their participation in a dedicated physiotherapy program at the Pakistan Field Hospital-12 in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. This physiotherapy program, containing a strong element of awareness…

Khartoum, 30 December 2020— On 22 December 2020, The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2559 which ends UNAMID’s mandate on 31 December 2020. This was the culmination of a sustained process of consideration of the situation in Sudan and Darfur, including developments related to the…

Zalingei, 31 December 2020: On 31 st December, UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho met in her office in Zalingei with the Wali (Governor) of Central Darfur State, Mr. Adeeb Abdulrahman Yousif, to discuss issues pertaining to UNAMID’s drawdown and exit. During the…

UNAMID’s Rule of Law Section (RoLS) last December conducted Criminal Justice Forums in Central and North Darfur States for 60 participants drawn from different legal frameworks including 19 females. In collaboration with the Central Darfur State Judiciary ,the RoLS conducted during 07-10 December…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Sudan The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about clashes in West Darfur over the weekend. Escalating inter-communal violence has resulted in scores of deaths and injuries, the displacement of nearly 50,000 people and the…

03 February; UNAMID’s Team Site in Kutum Locality, North Darfur was officially handed over to the North Darfur State Government (NDSG). The handover is part of the Mission’s drawdown plan in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMIDs mandate as of 31 December…

Military Gender Advisor Steplyne Nyaboga to receive the award during a virtual ceremony presided over by Secretary-General António Guterres.

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- WRITTEN MESSAGE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPERS 29 May 2021 The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers honors the more than one million women and men who have served on the frontlines of conflict and the more than 4,000 who have lost their…

Naqoura, Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) today underwent a transfer of command from Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas (Spain) to Major-General Paolo Serra (Italy). (MM) The hand-over ceremony at UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura was attended among others by the Lebanese…

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Rear Admiral Luiz Henrique Caroli (Brazil) to Rear Admiral Wagner Lopes de Moraes Zamith (Brazil). (Photos inside) The hand-over ceremony aboard the Brazilian Flagship Frigate…

Naqoura, Lebanon - The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) carried out a joint live firing exercise combining artillery and machine gun fire near UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura. Read more >> Named "Neptune Thunder", the military exercise is…