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UNAMID hosts horse-race for peace in central Darfur
UNAMID Tanzanian peacekeepers conduct training on cement brick making for IDPs in South Darfur
UNAMID supports consultative conferences for IDPs and Darfur civil society for Sudan peace talks
UNAMID facilitates training for the Joint committee to monitor cessation of hostilities between...
UN State Liaison Functions concludes training on Gender Based Violence for GoS Police Officers and...
UNAMID and Government of Sudan agree to reactivate Darfur joint security mechanism
UNAMID provides logistical support to consultative conferences on Sudan peace process
UN strongly condemns the harassment of humanitarian staff and looting of humanitarian premises in...
UNAMID Joint Special Representative visits El Geneina in West Darfur following intercommunal clashes
UNAMID deeply concerned by reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur

5 February; UNAMID peacekeepers from the Mission’s Temporary Operating Base (TOB) provided support to a local mobile and Telecommunication Company to dig the foundation for the first communication network to operate in Golo, Central Darfur. The initiative is part of the Mission’s support to the host community. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.

11 February, UNAMID’s Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS), in partnership with the Human Rights Section, visited two Aribo Basic Schools for Boys and Girls in Khamsadagaig IDP camp in Zalingei, Central Darfur. UNAMID’s information and education materials, incorporating messages about UNAMID’s transition and unwavering support to the host community, were distributed to the students. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.

11 February, UNAMID's Gender Advisory Unit concluded a three-day Workshop for 30 women leaders at the Mission's Headquarters in Zalingei, central Darfur. The purpose of the Workshop was to be build the capacity of the women to be able to coordinate the efforts of the women to advocate for their rights to participate in the peace and political processes during and post-Sudan's transitional period. Photo by Amin Ismail, UNAMID.

17 February; UNAMID Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Jeremiah Mamabolo (right) accompanied by UNAMID Human Rights Section Chief, Mr. Marcel Akpovo, met in Geneva with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet. They discussed UNAMID developments and the establishment of United Nations Human Rights office in Sudan. UNAMID photo.

UNAMID Pakistani female peacekeepers recently conducted an awareness raising session on cancer at the Jebel Cee Secondary School for Girls in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. The interactive session, attended by students and teachers, was aimed at creating awareness about precaution and preventive measures to be taken on life threatening diseases like cancer among the local community, especially amongst girls and women. UNAMID photo.

11 February; UNAMID’s Child Protection Unit conducted a training workshop on Child Rights and Child protection to 37 members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Golo, Central Darfur. The training is part of a Darfur-wide campaign to enhance the knowledge of armed forces and armed groups about standards and principles of child protection in armed conflict and aims to promote local ownership of the protection of children. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.

UNAMID hosts horse-race for peace in central Darfur

Zalingei, 14 February; Thousands of people from Zalingei and surrounding villages attended a Horse Racing competition organized by UNAMID Communications and Public Information Section (CPIS) in partnership with Zalingei Horse Racing Union in central Darfur.

17 Feb 2020

UNAMID Tanzanian peacekeepers conduct training on cement brick making for IDPs in South Darfur

From 7 to 22 January, more than 140 residents, mostly youth from the Khor Abeche Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in south Darfur, participated in a UNAMID supported training project on the molding of bricks using sand and cement.

04 Feb 2020

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