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On 5 March 2014. El Fasher: (Center) UNAMID Gender Officer, Magda Abdallah Ibrahim Ahmed meets with some members of the Um Sheger Women Charity Society in the market in El Fasher, North Darfur. The members of this organization, which is part of the Women Network Association, make and sell traditional pottery.Magda works in UNAMID since 2008 providing skills-based training and basic rights education to local stakeholders including government institutions, local leaders, Women’s Union and IDP communities. Her initiatives also seek to bring men and women to common ground, advancing the inclusion of women in local male-dominated decision-making processes.Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID.
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More than a decade since the fighting broke out, the situation in Darfur continues to be characterized by a lack of human security. Displaced women and girls are perceived to be at greater risk than other conflict-affected…
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The outgoing Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, speaks about UNAMID’s significant achievements in the implementation of the Mission’s core mandate: the protection of the…
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By Sharon Lukunka Anour Mohammed Anour, a 55-year-old, is one of the oldest students enrolled at the Centre for the Deaf in Zalingei, Central Darfur. The centre is the only facility of its kind providing formal education for…
A UNAMID vehicle escorts a convoy of WFP trucks on its way to Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran. UNAMID.
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The decade-long conflict in Darfur has resulted in thousands of people being displaced from their homes and villages across the region. Most seek shelter in camps for the internally displaced; these camps lack basic amenities…
A farmer from Karbab village, near Khor Abeche, rides a cart coming from the field. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID.
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By Emadeldin Rijal As one example of UNAMID’s ongoing efforts to protect civilians across Darfur, the Mission has been working directly with the displaced community in Khor Abeche, South Darfur, to help ensure their safety…
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UNAMID organized a photo exhibit, in collaboration with UNEP at El Fasher University. Photo by Albert González Farran On the occasion of World Environment Day celebrated every year on June 5, the North Darfur Ministry of…
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By Mohamad Mahady A teacher reviews students' exercise books in the school of El Sereif IDP camp. Photo by Albert González Farran On 28 May 2014, UNAMID conducted a routine patrol to the El Sereif camp for internally…
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By Albert González Farran The situation in Darfur, as in many other conflict-affected regions of the world, has prompted a common question in media outlets, in peace talks and in universities here: Is peace a requisite of…
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On 25 March 2014, a UNAMID peacekeeper marks with branches the location of a projectile abandoned in Mellit, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran. By Sharon Lukunka [4 April 2014] While walking home on 5 July 2013…
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By Sharon Lukunka Water coming from a tap at the water point in Nifasha camp for internally displaced people, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran As water shortages in camps for displaced people have become a harsh…
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By Albert González Farran A man takes shelter under his donkey cart in Kalma camp for internally displaced people, in South Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran Thousands of people fled their homes during the looting and…
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By Sharon Lukunka Women and girls receive English lessons in the schoolroom in Abu Shouk camp, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran. Mariam Hussein Hassan, age 50, and Taja Yagoub Mohamed, 43, are among hundreds of…