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UNAMID Rule of Law Section organizes criminal justice forums for 60 participants in Darfur
UNAMID DJSR MEETS WITH GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL DARFUR
UNAMID Ends its Mandate on 31 December 2020
UNAMID Pakistan peacekeepers assists 7 children with disabilities to walk again in North Darfur
UNAMID hosts women forum and football tournament in Hamidiya IDPs Camp in Zalingei, Central Darfur
UNAMID launches Network for Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Greater Jebel Mara area of Darfur
UNAMID JOINS THE WORLD IN OBSERVING WORLD’S AIDS DAY
UNAMID peacekeepers conduct basic life support training for volunteers in Central Darfur
The UN Secretary-General message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against...
UNAMID conducts engagement and dialogue with armed groups to end recruitment of children

UNAMID Protection of Civilians Team in the UN State Liaison Functions (SLFs) in South Darfur and UNHCR, in partnership with the State Ministry of Social Welfare recently conducted in Nyalaa one-day training workshop for 30 social workers from different South Darfur localities on the Government of Sudan National Plan for Protection of Civilians and durable solutions. The training is part of UNAMID’s plan to build the capacity of Government institutions to assume full responsibility of protection of civilians and identifying durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the area, as the Mission is drawing down from Darfur. UNAMID photo.

UNAMID’s Human Rights Section in partnership with the Sudan Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC) recently organized a training workshop in Khartoum on Integrating of Human Rights and Child Protection Principles in the national DDR program. The workshop was part of the Mission’s “Sudan in Transition” support initiative and was attended by representatives from Darfur states, Government institutions, armed movements and civil society groups. UNAMID photo.

10 January 2021; UNAMID officially handed over its Community Policing Centre (CPC) at Hamadiya Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Zalingei, Central Darfur to the Government of Sudan. The handover is part of the Mission’s drawdown plan in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMID mandate as of 31 December 2020 and authorized for a period of 6 month for the Mission’s drawdown and exit. The handover documents were signed by the Wali (Governor) of Central Darfur State, Mr. Adeeb Abdulrahman Yousif (right) on behalf of the Government of Sudan and Chief Regional Field Coordination Team, Mr. Lameck Kawiche (left) on behalf of UNAMID. Photo by Donald Ekwoge, UNAMID.

UNAMID Ends its Mandate on 31 December 2020

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.

30 Dec 2020

30 December; UNAMID Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho (third right ) met with the Wali (Governor)of South Darfur, Mr. Musa Mahdi (third left) at the Mission’s Headquarters in Zalingei, Central Darfur. During the meeting,they discussed issues related to the Mission’s termination of mandate, cooperation between the Government of Sudan, local authorities and the Mission, during its drawdown phases as well as the handover of the Mission’s team sites and assets before its exit from Darfur. Photo by Donald Ekwoge, UNAMID.

29 December; UNAMID Human Rights Section jointly with the Ministry of Labour and Social Development organized a consultation workshop on integrating women’s rights issues and concerns in the legal reform process of the Sudan transition agenda. The workshop held in Khartoum and attended by representatives from the Ministries of Justice, Defence and Interior as well as Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, civil society and academic institutions, is part of the Mission’s “Sudan in Transition” support initiative. Photo by Abou Jeng, UNAMID.

UNAMID Rule of Law Section organizes criminal justice forums for 60 participants in Darfur

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.

06 Jan 2021