UNAMID
United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
UNAMID
United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur

Closure of UNAMID

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.

UNAMID News

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  • Press Releases & Statements
UNAMID donates equipment to Darfur prisons
20 April 2011 - In a continuing effort to improve law enforcement facilities throughout Darfur, UNAMID has today donated computers to all prisons in the three Darfur states. The equipment was handed over in a ceremony at the…
  • Press Releases & Statements
13 April 11 - UNAMID investigating North Darfur clashes
13 April 2011 - UNAMID is currently verifying through its team sites recent reports of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and rebel groups. Patrols planned within the past several days to these areas have been unable…
  • Press Releases & Statements
13 April 11 - UNAMID works for the release of Kalma hostages
13 April 2011 - UNAMID, OCHA and camp leaders have successfully mediated the release of twelve Sudanese aid workers who were taken hostage by a youth group at Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur. The…
  • United Nations Volunteers
10th Anniversary of International Year of Volunteers
In 2001, UN General Assembly proclaimed that year as International Year of Volunteers in recognition of the valuable contribution and further potential of volunteerism for economic and social development. 10 years have passed…
  • Press Releases & Statements
11 Apr 11 - Nyala police train in investigative techniques
11 April 2011 - Twenty-five police officers from Nyala, South Darfur, took part today in a seminar organized by UNAMID on investigative techniques and international human rights standards. The participants discussed their…
  • Press Releases & Statements
11 Apr 11 - Thai peacekeepers drill well for West Darfur school
11 April 2011 - UNAMID peace keepers from the Mission’s Thai battalion stationed in Mukjar, West Darfur, have begun drilling a well for a nearby elementary school. Once complete, the borehole has the capacity to provide…
  • Press Releases & Statements
07 Apr 11 - UNAMID remembers Rwandan genocide
07 April 2011 - UNAMID’s peacekeepers today paid respect to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In three months, the mass killing claimed more than 800,000 lives. In a ceremony at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher…

United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur

UNAMID was established on 31 July 2007 with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1769. The mission was mandated to protect civilians, support humanitarian access, and promote peace and human rights in Darfur.