Press Releases & Statements
- 26 Aug 2015 - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 539th meeting held on 25 August 2015, adopted the following decision on the activities of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) for Sudan and South Sudan:
- 17 Aug 2015 - The Outcomes Statement of the holdout movements as received.
- 13 Aug 2015 - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 529th meeting held on 31 July 2015, adopted the following decision on the situation in Darfur:
- 27 Jul 2015 - 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 group of unidentified armed men, approximately 4...
- 17 Jul 2015 - 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 comprised of 39 peacekeepers, which was on its way...
- 16 Jul 2015 - 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 Sunta locality, 150 kilometers south-east of Nyala,...
- 15 Jul 2015 - On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend greetings and best wishes to the people and Government of Sudan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak. Like Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr is a time for love, perseverance, kindness...
- 30 Jun 2015 - 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 ongoing disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration...
- 28 Jun 2015 - On 5 June 2015, UNAMID peacekeepers from South Africa rescued the driver of a World Food Programme (WFP) truck which was ambushed by unknown armed men aboard a gun-mounted vehicle 55 kilometers south-west of the Mission's Team Site in Kutum ,North Darfur, a day earlier. The...
- 16 Jun 2015 - On 14 June 2015, UNAMID and the State of Qatar signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the release of $ 378,000, through the Qatar Development Fund, to facilitate the payment of stipends to the representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement-Sudan, the Liberation...