Press Releases & Statements
- 25 Jul 2014 - El Fasher, 25 July 2014 – On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), I would like to extend my 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 forgiveness...
- 19 Jul 2014 - The three humanitarian workers are guided by a UNAMID security officer upon their arrival at El Fasher airport, North Darfur. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 19 July 2014 – Three Sudanese humanitarian workers abducted in Kutum, North Darfur, on 18 June,...
- 26 Jun 2014 - On behalf of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and indeed on my own behalf, I would like to extend my best wishes to the Government and people of Sudan, on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of worship, reflection and...
- 13 Jun 2014 - 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 international contractor working at UNAMID, Mr....
- 05 Jun 2014 - More than 250 representatives of the Beni Hussein and Abbala tribes gathered in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, for a two-day reconciliation meeting set up to address outstanding issues between them and diffuse tensions in the area. A reconciliation committee consisting of tribal...
- 01 Jun 2014 - El Fasher, 1 June 2014 – As Sudan marked its first National Day for Peace on 31 May 2014, as stipulated in the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), UNAMID hopes that this occasion is a positive step towards attaining long awaited and much aspired for peace to the people of...
- 29 May 2014 - UNAMID peacekeepers lower the UN and AU flags at the Mission's headquarters. Photo by Arie Santoso. El Fasher, 29 May 2014 – Peacekeepers from the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today celebrated the International Day of United Nations...
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26 May 14 - Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation Implementation Committee launched in El Fasher26 May 2014 - (Left to right), Chairman of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Tijani Sese, Special Assistant to the President of Sudan, Ibrahim Ghandour, the UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, and Chairperson of the Darfur Internal Dialogue and...
- 25 May 2014 - Geneva (Switzerland), 25 May 2014 —African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur and Chief mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded a two-day visit to Geneva on 23 May, where he held several meetings at the United Nations Office and met with the...
- 24 May 2014 - El Fasher, 24 May 2014 — An African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeeper was killed and three others were injured on the morning of 24 May in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, while attending a mediation meeting between two disputing tribes. Following altercations between...