Press Releases & Statements

  • A Sudanese police officer (left) gives a lecture to the participants of the training. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    28 Jan 2014 - On 27 January 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the North Darfur Prisons Administration, launched a three-week training programme for more than 60 newly recruited prison...
  • 26 Jan 2014 - On 25 January 2014, the African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a two-day visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, where he met with local authorities and participated in the Social Peace Conference organized by the...
  • 26 Jan 2014 - Near verbatim transcription of the question-and-answer session at the press conference by UNAMID Joint Special Representative Mohamed Ibn Chambas Khartoum, 23 January 2014 Question 1: In terms of protecting civilians, what has UNAMID been able to do to stop or make any comment...
  • 23 Jan 2014 - Khartoum, 23 January 2014 Good Morning and Happy New Year everyone.  It has been nine months since I took office as the Head of UNAMID. A number of significant events have taken place in Darfur and the region, which will impact the Mission’s work in this year. In this first...
  • 29 Dec 2013 - On 29 December 2013, a UNAMID Police patrol team was attacked by an unidentified group while on a routine patrol in Graida, South Darfur. Two UNAMID Police advisors, from Jordan and Senegal, lost their lives. Two of the killers were detained by local security authorities....
  • Members of the SLA/MM and their leader, Minni Minawi (left) during their participation at the in a workshop on peace and security in Darfur held in Addis Ababa. Photo by Albert González Farran

    18 Dec 2013 - El Fasher, 18 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has welcomed the decision taken by the Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) to prohibit the recruitment and use of child soldiers in its ranks. “...
  • Two prison officers display various tools sponsored by UNAMID and UNDP at the inauguration of the workshops. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    17 Dec 2013 - On 17 December 2013, inmates from Shallah Federal Prison in El Fasher, North Darfur, graduated from an intensive training course during which they acquired various vocational skills, including in welding, masonry and electrical work, in two new workshops that UNAMID recently...
  • Left to right, the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Qatar, H.E. Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, and the AU-UN Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, at the press conference. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    17 Dec 2013 - El Fasher, 17 December 2013 – The seventh meeting of the Implementation Follow-up Commission (IFC) of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) was held on 16 December in El Fasher, North Darfur, to discuss progress and challenges in the implementation of the DDPD since the...
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    On 10 December 2013, Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission, greets Gibril Ibrahim, leader of the armed movement Justice and Equality Movement (JEM-Gibril), with the presence of the AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID.

    12 Dec 2013 - Addis Ababa, 12 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, said he values and appreciates the three-day workshop on peace and security in Darfur, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the participation of two non-...
  • 11 Dec 2013 - On 10 December, an actor performs a drama presentation in Al Salam IDP camp, North Darfur, during Human Rights Day celebration. Photo by Hamid Abdulsalam. The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) joined the worldwide celebrations on the occasion of Human...

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