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Press releases
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03 Feb 2012 -03 February, 2012 – The Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari, received today Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov at UNAMID’s Headquarters in El Fasher, Darfur. The visit of the Deputy Foreign Minister took place further to discussions held by the JSR with senior Russian officials last November in Moscow.
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02 Feb 2012 -2 February 2012 - UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative – Political (DJSR-P), Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, announced today in Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur, the launch of nine development projects - commonly known as Quick Impact Projects - in the areas of education, sanitation, health, community development and women empowerment. -
01 Feb 2012 - 1 February 2012 - UNAMID peacekeepers recovered yesterday five trucks belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) which were forcibly seized by unknown people. The convoy was captured on 30 January 2012 between Saraf Umra and Kabkabiya in North Darfur.
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30 Jan 2012 -El Fasher, 30 January 2012 - Reviewing UNAMID’s activities in the area of justice and security, and discussing the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), were among the priorities of the UN Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Dmitry Titov, who began his six day visit to Sudan on 24 January. -
25 Jan 2012 - El Fasher, 25 January 2012 – Listening to the concerns of local stakeholders across Darfur and engaging them in the peace process was the focus of African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari over the past week. The JSR, who travelled to localities in North, Central and South Darfur, from 19 to 23 January 2012, met with traditional leaders, representatives of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and local authorities.
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23 Jan 2012 -The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) a.i., Ibrahim Gambari, pledged today in Graida, South Darfur, to work with all stakeholders to make 2012 a year of peace for the people of Darfur. -
22 Jan 2012 - 22 Jan 2012- African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari met today with the leadership of all the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the Zalingei corridor of the new Central Darfur state and urged them to “leave the past behind and look to the future.” He added “You cannot make peace if you are friends, you make peace if you are enemies. This is a chance for peace in Darfur which we should not let slip away from us.” -
21 Jan 2012 - El Daein, 21 January 2012 – An African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol was ambushed today by unidentified armed persons in East Darfur. As a result, one peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded. The patrol was attacked at approximately 12:15 while en route from El Daein to Saleah, located about 60 kilometres northwest of El Daein.
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19 Jan 2012 -19 January 2012 - During his first encounter with representatives of the community from Kassab and Fataborno internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Kutum, North Darfur, African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari reaffirmed UNAMID's continued commitment to implement its core mandate and support the peace process. -
18 Jan 2012 - 18 January 2012- Dissemination workshops for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) began today among North Darfur’s communities. The exercise is organized by the Civil Society Follow-up Mechanism, an instrument created to liaise with the civil society organizations on the Doha peace process, and supported logistically and technically by UNAMID.