UNAMID News
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El Fasher, 22 September 2014 — The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) welcomes the court verdict convicting three individuals accused of attacking the private residence of female UNAMID Police Advisors in…
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The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) celebrated on 21 September the International Day of Peace at Abushouk camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur, in collaboration…
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma announced on 17 September 2014 the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria as Deputy Joint Special…
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Newly Displaced Face Challenges in Crowded Camps With ongoing fighting between Government forces and armed movements, along with a rise in inter- and intra-communal violence, the volatile situation in Darfur has led to…
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Farmers and Nomads: Toward Interlocked Markets of Reciprocity Darfur’s security situation is leading to an unprecedented shift in pastoralist practices, which scientists indicate could have a long-term and detrimental impact…
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Theatre Artists Promote Peace, Social Cohesion As the conflict continues, groups of socially committed theatre artists are collaborating with Government officials and NGOs across Darfur to build support for sustainable peace…
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Programmes Focus on Weapons Control, Community Security Collaborative programmes to reduce the proliferation of light weapons are making progress in helping stabilise communities and improve security across Darfur. By Sharon…
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A Shoemaker Challenges Traditional Gender Roles While Kaltoum Yagoub performs many of the traditional tasks commonly associated in Darfuri culture with the roles of wife, mother, sister and daughter, she works as a shoemaker…
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Elevating Craft into Art: An Interview with Amal Mohamed In an interview with Voices of Darfur, Ms. Amal Mohamed talks about her work as an artist and media professional, and about the role artists can play in helping to…
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El Fasher, 14 August 2014 — The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is concerned about the security raids, recently conducted by the Government of Sudan on internally displaced people (IDP) camps in Nyala…
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New Technology Helping to Build a Culture of Peace Despite infrastructure challenges posed by the ongoing conflict, new communications technologies, such as smartphones and social media, are proliferating in Darfur and…
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Darfur’s Hairdressers Rally for the Environment Hairdressers in North Darfur not only have formed a union to help raise standards of health and hygiene in salons across Darfur, but also have created an association to…