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.
Noted Darfuri painter, Mr. Amir El Tayeb, talks about the different techniques he uses to represent his creative vision and the challenges faced by artists across this conflict-torn region. By Emadeldin Rijal As a Darfuri…
On 29 July 2015, UNAMID’s Protection of Civilian and Humanitarian Liaison Section handed over two Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) consisted of two new classrooms, an office and latrines to the Shagra Secondary School for Girls…
On 23 July 2015, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officially handed over a fully constructed 240-meter boundary wall around Elhamra Basic School for girls in Kutum, North Darfur, to the school…
El Fasher, 26 July 2015--A UNAMID Civil Affairs Officer, abducted in Nertiti, Central Darfur, was freed today at around 14:15 p.m. after 5 days in captivity. The Sudanese national, Mr Isam Adam Abduljabar, was seized by a…
On 14 July 2015, the UNAMID, in collaboration with the Althoura South Youth Association, organized the Ramadan Cup football tournament for peace in the Al Wihda football arena, El Fasher, North Darfur. The tournament was part…
On 13 July 2015, more than one thousand school girls, teachers, community Leaders as well representatives from UNAMID and the Ministry of Education, North Darfur, gathered at the Al Taiba Secondary School for Girls in the Abu…
On 15 July, unidentified armed men aboard a gun-mounted vehicle opened fire on a UNAMID patrol team between Bowa and Turmes villages, 18 kilometers north-west of the Mission’s team site in Kutum, North Darfur. The patrol team…
El Fasher, 16 July 2015- The African Union–United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) expresses serious concern over reports of escalating tensions and clashes between the Reizegat and the Habaniya tribes on 14 July in the Al…
On 8 July 2015, UNAMID's Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and Child Protection Sections, in collaboration with local nongovernmental organization Friends of Peace and Development Organization (FPDO), Sudan…
On 4 July 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section, in collaboration with local peace building mechanism Good Will Committee composed of influential displaced farmer leaders and Arab herders, organized a peace forum in Shagra…
On 25 June 2015, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) handed over a rehabilitated boundary wall, toilet facilities and a veranda to the Kabkabiya Police Station authorities in the presence of the Acting…
El Fasher, 29 June 2015 - UNAMID is concerned about recent media reports that the Mission has deliberately delayed assisting the Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (SDDRC).UNAMID's role in the…