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Multiple Unities: An Interview with Artist Ahmed Jamaleldin Noted shadowbox artist Ahmed Jamaleldin speaks to Voices of Darfur about the essentially Darfuri nature of his craft, the challenges he faces and the impact of the…
- Press Releases & Statements
El Fasher, 5 November 2014 — The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned about the media reports of an alleged mass rape of 200 women and girls in Tabit, located 45 kilometers south-west of…
- Press Releases & Statements
Doha, 04 November 2014 — The African Union-United Nations Acting Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a.i. for Darfur, Mr. Abiodun Bashua, today held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) of…
- About Yanamide
Public Report on the Human Rights Situation in Darfur in 2013 produced by the Human Rigths Section in the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR…
- Press Releases & Statements
Nyala, 02 November 2014 — The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has received information about the alleged intention of the Government of Sudan to conduct a security search operation in Kalma camp for…
On 5 March 2014. El Fasher: (Center) UNAMID Gender Officer, Magda Abdallah Ibrahim Ahmed meets with some members of the Um Sheger Women Charity Society in the market in El Fasher, North Darfur. The members of this organization, which is part of the Women Network Association, make and sell traditional pottery.Magda works in UNAMID since 2008 providing skills-based training and basic rights education to local stakeholders including government institutions, local leaders, Women’s Union and IDP communities. Her initiatives also seek to bring men and women to common ground, advancing the inclusion of women in local male-dominated decision-making processes.Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID.
- Feature Story
More than a decade since the fighting broke out, the situation in Darfur continues to be characterized by a lack of human security. Displaced women and girls are perceived to be at greater risk than other conflict-affected…
- Featured News
On 30 October 2014, UNAMID, in collaboration with the Government of Central Darfur, organized a conference for members of the native administration mechanism in the region. The conference was aimed at enhancing the efforts…
- Press Releases & Statements
El Fasher, 29 October 2014 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)’s Community-based Labour-Intensive Projects (CLIPs) have won a UN 21 Award under the category of "Outstanding Vision." CLIPs programme…
- Press Releases & Statements
El Fasher, 22 October 2014– The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UN agencies, Sudan government officials and hundreds of the people of Darfur gathered at Al Zubier Stadium in El Fasher, North Darfur…
- Feature Story
The outgoing Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, speaks about UNAMID’s significant achievements in the implementation of the Mission’s core mandate: the protection of the…
On 19 October UNAMID paid its last respects to the three Ethiopian peacekeepers who lost their lives in an attack by an unidentified group near Korma, North Darfur, on 16 October. The memorial ceremony took place at Mission headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, and was led by the UNAMID Force Commander, Lt.Gen. Paul Mella, and attended by outgoing Joint Special Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Acting JSR Abiodun Bashua and other senior Mission personnel. Photos by Hamid Abdulsalam, UNAMID.
- Press Releases & Statements
On 19 October UNAMID paid its last respects to the three Ethiopian peacekeepers who lost their lives in an attack by an unidentified group near Korma, North Darfur, on 16 October. The memorial ceremony took place at Mission…
- Press Releases & Statements
El Fasher, 16 October 2014 — Two military personnel of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur were killed and one seriously injured on 16 October in Korma, North Darfur, by a group of unidentified armed men. The…