The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur completed its mandate on 31 December 2020. You can find information about the mission’s past activities and achievements on this website.
10 Apr 2013 - The fifth meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) was held today in Doha, Qatar, to review the progress made so far in the implementation of the provisions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), and to address issues of concern.
06 Apr 2013 - On the 19th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, we remember the more than 800,000 innocent people who lost their lives; we honour the survivors whose resilience continues to inspire; and we commend those -- all too few, tragically -- who came to the defense of their fellow human beings.
01 Apr 2013 - Eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war is a crucially important endeavour that advances peace, enables development, supports nations in transition and saves lives.
01 Apr 2013 - Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas arrived in Khartoum today to take up the position of Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Joint Chief Mediator.
27 Mar 2013 - UNAMID deployed on Tuesday 26 March an inquiry team to its team site in Kass locality, South Darfur, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent arrest of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by an unidentified armed group at Arga checkpoint, in a border area between Central Darfur State and South Darfur State.
26 Mar 2013 - Khartoum, 25 March 2013 – On 24 March, at around 18:20 hours, a convoy of three commercial buses carrying 31 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and escorted by UNAMID peacekeepers was stopped by a large unidentified armed group in military uniforms and seven jeep mounted guns between the Arga crossing point and Kass locality, a border area between Central Darfur State and South Darfur State. Despite UNAMID opposition, the armed group forced the IDPs to an unknown location.
25 Mar 2013 - The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today published the latest issue of the Mission’s magazine, Voices of Darfur, which includes an extensive interview with Acting Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator, a.i., Aichatou Mindaoudou. In the interview, the Acting Head discusses the Mission’s revamped protection strategy.
02 Mar 2013 - As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future.
One young woman was gang-raped to death. Another committed suicide out of a sense of shame that should have attached to the perpetrators. Young teens were shot at close range for daring to seek an education.