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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Addis Ababa, 11 July 2014 —African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur and Chief mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, briefed on 9 July the African Union; Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on the…
On 9 July 2014, as part of the Mission’s quick impact projects (QIPs) programme, UNAMID in South Darfur presented computers to Nyala University. The computers, which are designed to help increase student productivity and…
On 30 June, UNAMID participated in an inter-agency humanitarian assessment mission jointly led by OCHA and HAC. Other participants included WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO as well as national and international nongovernmental…
In an effort to support and contribute to a continuous learning process, the UNAMID team in Zalingei, Central Darfur, on 1 July, presented educational materials including chairs and desks to the Hassa Hissa and Hamidia camps…
On 23 June, UNAMID’s Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, in collaboration with the Islamic Relief Agency and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Youth and Sport, West Darfur, inaugurated three community…
On 26 June, UNAMID formally handed over three projects, which were part of the Mission's quick impact projects (QIPs), to the local community in Douma, Mershing and Manawashi in South Darfur.The project in Mershing town…
UNAMID’s Communication and Public Information Office, Central Darfur, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Youth, Sports, Information and Culture, organized a two-day Inter-Tribal Cultural Festival for Peaceful…
Mr. Irfan Jaffery is welcomed by the UNAMID police commissioner, Ms. Hester Paneras, and some other Mission's senior staff members at El Fasher airport. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 13 June 2014 – An…
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…
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…