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29 March; UNAMID’s Integrated Training Centre (IMTC) jointly with the Mission’s Staff counseling and Welfare Unit and Medical Section conducted a sensitization session on COVID-19 to national staff at the Mission Headquarters in Zalingei, Central Darfur. The training is part of UNAMID precautionary measures put in place to minimize risk of COVID-19 infections to its personnel as well as the host community. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.

5 April; UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, handed over COVID-19 Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health and Social Development at the newly established Isolation Centre in Zalingei, Central Darfur, as part of the Mission’s efforts to support the Sudanese health authorities in preventing and combating COVID-19. The handover ceremony was attended by Major General, Suliman Al Amin Mussad, Acting Governor of Central Darfur, other senior Government of Sudan officials and UNAMID staff. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.

1 April; UNAMID Joint Special Representative / Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo conducted a “virtual” handover of 10 off-road vehicles to Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This is part of the Mission’s support to the Transitional Government of Sudan’s effort to combat desert locusts and ensuring food security, especially during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Mr. Mamabolo commended the proactive measures the Government of Sudan has put in place to prevent its citizens and other residents from contracting the corona virus, commonly known as COVID-19. Photo by Ashraf Eissa, UNAMID.

29 March; Members of north Darfur State COVID-19 Response Preparedness Team visited Tine to assess exposure to the risk to the Corona Virus in the area. UNAMID provided logistic support to the team through a helicopter flight from El Fasher to Tine in north Darfur. This is part of the Mission’s efforts to support the Sudanese health authorities in preventing and combating COVID-19. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID.

UNAMID Supports Government of Sudan in Combating desert locusts amid COVID-19 Global Pandemic

Khartoum, 01 April 2020— At a unique virtual handover ceremony and press conference, UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative /Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) Jeremiah Mamabolo, contributed 10 off-road vehicles to the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources,

01 Apr 2020

UNAMID and state health authorities launch community awareness campaign against COVID-19

UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information (CPIS) and Governance and Community Stabilization Sections (GCSS), in partnership with the Darfur state authorities, this week launched a two-week Community Engagement Awareness Campaign (CEAC) in internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in north an

02 Apr 2020

UNAMID supports newly established COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Central Darfur

Zalingei, 5 April: As part of UNAMID’s efforts to support the Sudanese health authorities in preventing and combating COVID-19, the Mission handed over Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health and Social Development’s newly COVID-19 Isolation Centre established in Z

05 Apr 2020

UNAMID and state health authorities launch community awareness campaign against COVID-19

UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information (CPIS) and Governance and Community Stabilization Sections (GCSS), in partnership with the Darfur state authorities, this week launched a two-week Community Engagement Awareness Campaign (CEAC) in internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in north an

02 Apr 2020

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