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18 January 2010 - The Deputy Head of Mission of the Japanese Embassy, Mr. Yoichi Nakashima, and Second Secretary, Ms. Mayuko Okabe, arrived yesterday in El Fasher, North Darfur, beginning a five-day tour of the region…
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17 January 2010 - UNAMID’s peacekeeping force is expecting to boost its strength following a coordination meeting held on Thursday 22 January in Addis Ababa to finalize details for the deployment of five tactical helicopters…
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14 January 2010 - The 21st National School Competition, an event which brought students together for two-weeks of intellectual and athletic competition, concluded today. In all, more than 7,000 secondary school students from…
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13 January 2010 - The UNAMID Human Rights Unit concluded today a two-day workshop for lawyers in El-Geneina. The event, entitled “Human Rights and Legal Aid for Lawyers,” brought together more than a dozen legal practitioners…
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12 January 2010 - The UNAMID/UNMIS Electoral Assistance Division today announced the opening of the nomination period for the upcoming Sudanese elections. The announcement comes on the heels of yesterday’s publication of the…
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7 January 2010 - UNAMID concluded today a two-day Human Rights/ Gender-Based Violence (HR/GBV) workshop at the ZamZam IDP camp, located on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur. The participants, 25 each day, included…
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5 January 2010 -- Yesterday, UNAMID police advisors concluded a series of security training sessions held for government police personnel in preparation for the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held in April this…
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30 December 2009 - As participants begin to arrive in El Fasher, a special ceremony was held today in which the Wali (Governor) of North Darfur received representatives from UNAMID and UNICEF at his official residence and…
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29 December 2009 -- Today, representatives of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan signed the framework for a plan of action aimed at ensuring the safety of UNAMID personnel…
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23 December 2009 - Today, a significant number of IDPs turned up to attend a theatrical event organised by UNAMID’s Public Information Division in Al Salam IDP camp just outside of El Fasher, North Darfur. The occasion was…
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21 December 2009 -- The peace process in the war-wracked Darfur region of Sudan has reached a “critical point,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on both the Government and rebel groups to accelerate efforts…
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20 December 2009 - On Thursday 15 December, UNAMID welcomed the arrival of the advance party of a military contingent from the Republic of Sierra Leone. The contingent consists of 53 peacekeepers, 4 of them women, and is led…