The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) mandate ended on 31 December 2020 following UN Security Council Resolution 2559, concluding over a decade of peacekeeping efforts to stabilize Darfur and protect civilians.
Members of the local community in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, listen to a speech delivered by the JSR, Mohamed Ibn Chambas. Photo by Rania Abdulrahman. El Fasher, 20 June 2013 – Following a meeting of international Special…
As part of UNAMID’s ongoing effort to create awareness about road risks and to promote attitude change for a safer approach to driving, the Mission began its annual road safety campaign in partnership with the Government of…
El Fasher, 11 June 2013 – Civil Society representatives from Darfur’s five states came together for the first annual conference of the Darfur Civil Society Follow-up Mechanism on strategic planning. The two-day session, which…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairperson Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Paul Ignace Mella of Tanzania as the Force Commander of the African…
By Albert González Farran Techinicians from UNEP and the Government of Sudan monitor a water pump in Abu Shouk camp for Internally Displaced Persons, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran The scarcity of water is…
Promoting women's representation in traditional mediation mechanisms, implementing international instruments on women’s rights, and developing strategic plans on women's participation in the peace and security process was the…
A nurse applies a blood-test to an inmate in Al Shallah prison in EL Fasher. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam. More than 200 inmates in North Darfur have received medical examinations as part of a two-day medical campaign which…
Military and police members stand in formation during the ceremony. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID El Fasher, 29 May 2013 – The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) joined the UN worldwide in the…
The African Union (AU) Commission and the joint AU-UN Mission in Darfur 23 May signed an agreement under which the AU will provide nearly US $3 million for a variety of humanitarian, development and peace-building projects in…
El Fasher, 13 May 2013 - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns in the strongest terms the criminal attack on 12 May…