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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A Community Comes Together to Protect Street Children With the support of UNAMID, 50 young Darfuris are building a first-of-its-kind centre in El Fasher, North Darfur, to provide assistance to more than 3,000 street children…
Darfur’s Young Entrepreneurs Despite significant unemployment rates, many of Darfur’s educated young university graduates are making their way toward business success, fulfilling their ambitions by launching small ventures…
Darfur Dances: Interviewing Elfadhil Khatir Voices of Darfur talked with Elfadhil Khatir, a lecturer at El Fasher University, about the traditional dances in Darfur, their various forms and their relation to the social lives…
Music Therapy: A Conversation with Musician Mua’wiya Musa Voices of Darfur talked with Mr. Mua’wiya Musa, a noted El Fasher musician, about the music he creates, about the influence of music on peace and about this art form…
Border Trade Contributing to Local Recovery Darfur’s border towns and trading hubs have been affected by several factors in recent years, most notably the secession of South Sudan and the resulting border disputes that…
An Impact-Oriented Approach to Human Rights UNAMID’s Human Rights Officers not only support victims of human rights violations, but also take an active role in capacity-building activities and awareness programmes, and work…
Mediating Tribal Conflicts in Darfur While the main fighting between the armed movements and the Government continues to draw the attention away from the tribal conflicts, this year those conflicts have escalated and have…
Peacekeepers Remain Committed Despite Challenges From the front-line peacekeepers on patrol to the Force Commander, UNAMID’s troops are focused, day in and day out, on carrying out the mandate of the Mission in Darfur. By…
Darfur’s Art: An Interview with Historian Gibreel Abdulaziz To gain insight into how the region’s arts developed, Voices of Darfur talked with Gibreel Abdulaziz—a teacher and a scholar—who recently published a book about El…
A Medical Clinic Rises from the Ashes In response to the Zam Zam camp for displaced people in North Darfur losing one of its medical clinics in an accidental fire earlier this year, UNAMID constructed two durable tents that…
The Culture of Tea in Darfur Tea, a vital part of the daily life here, is typically taken in the morning and afternoon, when Darfuris gather to socialize and discuss family issues, politics and the news of the day. By…
Volunteers Work Toward Peace in IDP Camps At the heart of UNAMID’s new community-policing framework is a focus on more direct coordination with Darfur’s communities to support the safety of displaced people. By Sharon Lukunka…