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EL FASHER – More than 3,000 people attended a UNAMID-supported UN Day cultural and information event at Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons in El Fasher, North Darfur on 24 October. Participants -- including Omda…
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UNAMID Head conducts first official visit to South Darfur UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Jeremiah Mamabolo, recently concluded his first official visit to South Darfur which took place on 7-8 September. During his…
- Feature Story
NEW YORK - The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure a strategy for AU-UN peacekeeping to eventually leave Darfur, the head of that operation said…
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While environmental factors are rarely considered to be the sole cause of conflict, competition over natural resources can, often, become a significant driver of serious clashes. According to the United Nations Environment…
Susan Issa Adam, one of the producers of the 'Voices of Children' radio programme, is pictured recording at the UNAMID radio studio. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID.
- Feature Story
By Sharon Lukunka Radio plays an important role in conflict regions as, often, it serves as the most far-reaching medium for public information and awareness-raising. In Darfur, UNAMID has been broadcasting regular programmes…
On 2 April 2015, a contractor with The Development Initiative (TDI), an organization that works with UNAMID Ordinance Disposal Office, explains the steps of detecting mines during an exhibition in Elfasher, North Darfur. The exhibition was one of the activities of an awareness event on explosive remnants of war organized by UNAMID on the occasion of International Day for Mine Awareness. Photo by Owies Elfaki, UNAMID.
- Feature Story
By Sharon Lukunka On 2 April 2015, a TDI contractor explains how to detect metals during an ERW awareness event in El Fasher, North Darfur. Mr. Mohammad Hassan Mohammad is among several deminers working in Darfur as an…
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By Sharon Lukunka Water, perhaps one of the most precious resources in Darfur, is one of the key non-political drivers of the ongoing conflict across the region. Since agriculture forms the mainstay of the economy here…
On 9 February 2015, representatives from the community attend a DIDC workshop in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. Photo by Emadeldin Rijal, UNAMID.
- Feature Story
By Emadeldin Rijal As a means to harness collective responsibility in the move toward comprehensive peace in Darfur, people from across the region are participating in a series of workshops designed by UNAMID to support the…
4 February 2015. El Fasher: A group of women is sheltered in Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP)Most of the new IDPs arrived recently from East Jebal Maraha and Tawila, as a result of following clashes between the Government of Sudan and rebel movements. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam. UNAMID.
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By Mohamad Mahady and Owies Elfaki Maryam Yagoub Ishag and her family had to leave Sesioa village and walk a distance of some 40 kilometers, for three days, before they arrived in the Zam Zam camp for internally displaced…
- Feature Story
Attacks in villages surrounding the Um Baru locality in North Darfur since mid-January 2015 have forced thousands of people, mainly women and children, to flee from their homes and seek protection in the vicinity of a UNAMID…
On 30 November .2014. El Fasher : Salah Abdurrahman is keen on using technological devices such as mobile phones. He uses mobile phone on a daily basis to communicate with his family, friends and classmates.Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID
- Feature Story
By Makarim Mohammed Last year on International Day of People with Disabilities, UNAMID had spoken to a brave and enterprising blind student from Korma, North Darfur, Salah el-Din Abdurrahman Hassan, who shared his story about…
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By Sharon Lukunka Like thousands of other children in Darfur, 11-year-old Faiha Abdulgader and two of her siblings have spent all their lives in camps for internally displaced people (IDP). They were born in the Abu Shouk…