Press Releases & Statements

  • UNAMID disturbed over increased violence, mass displacement in Darfur
    09 Mar 2014 - El Fasher, 9 March 2014 —The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned over an outbreak of inter-communal violence in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, which has led to a mass displacement of civilians and a number of casualties over the course of the...
  • UNAMID Head meets AU Chairperson, Darfur armed movement leaders
    08 Mar 2014 - Addis Ababa, 8 March 2014 —The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, facilitated a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 7 March between the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU...
  • UNAMID concerned over violence in South Darfur, calls for unhindered access
    03 Mar 2014 - El Fasher, 3 March 2014—The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is deeply concerned over reports of an escalation in violence in South Darfur over the course of the past several days. The violence has resulted in the reported burning of a number villages...
  • Joint Commission pledges continued commitment to Doha Document
    25 Feb 2014 - Khartoum, 25 February 2014 – A continued commitment to the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), particularly the Final Security Arrangements, was the focus of the Third Meeting of the DDPD Joint Commission, which was held today in Khartoum. The...

  • An actress of Marafi drama group performs at the launch of the DDPD at the University. Photo by Albert González Farran

    Darfur’s all-inclusive dialogue process beginning
    18 Feb 2014 - On 18 February 2014, a planning workshop for the Darfur Internal Dialogue and Consultation (DIDC) mechanism, a key part of the peace process stipulated in the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), was convened at the University of El Fasher, North Darfur. The event brought...
  • 15 Feb 14 - UNAMID’s Head stresses importance of dialogue to solve conflicts in Central Darfur
    16 Feb 2014 - On 15 February 2014, the African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, addressed the Social Peace Conference organized by the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) in Zalengei, Central Darfur, and emphasized that the root causes of...
  • UNAMID's Head meets Ugandan President
    16 Feb 2014 - Kampala, 16 February 2014—African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator Mohamed Ibn Chambas met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 12 February during a three-day visit to the country, as part of the JSR’s efforts to mobilize regional...

  • Left to right, Abdul Wahid, Gibril Ibrahim, Mohamed Ibn Chambas and Minni Minawi, during their meeting in Kampala. Photo by Luce Remy/UNAMID.

    UNAMID's Head meets Darfuri armed movements in Kampala
    12 Feb 2014 -  Kampala, 12 February 2014—The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, met in Kampala with the leadership of the Darfuri non-signatory movements during a three-day visit to Uganda which began on 10 February. The Joint...
  • 9 Feb 14 - Better understanding Darfur tribal conflicts aim of conference
    09 Feb 2014 - Khartoum, 9 February 2014 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, opened on 9 February a two-day conference on Understanding Tribal Conflicts in Darfur.   The forum, held...
  • Troop deployment, equipment focus of Tripartite Meeting on UNAMID
    02 Feb 2014 - Addis Ababa, 2 February 2014— Concerns over delays in deployment of personnel and equipment to the African Union—United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were the primary focus of discussion of the seventeenth meeting of the Tripartite Coordination Mechanism on UNAMID. The...

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