Press Releases & Statements

  • The participants pay a minute of silence in respect of the death of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, before the opening session. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    09 Dec 2013 - Addis Ababa, 9 December 2013 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has strongly urged the Darfur non-signatory movements to explore ways to move the peace process forward, stating that the only way to end the conflict in...
  • The participants attended the workshop in Khartoum. Photo by Mohamed Elhadi.

    09 Dec 2013 - More than 20 members of the Justice and Equality Movement-Sudan (JEM/Bashar) are participating this week at a 5-day workshop on the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), sponsored by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Khartoum.The sessions, which...
  • 05 Dec 2013 - Local singer Ikram Idris (left) performs for the audience during the event. Photo by Albert González Farran El Fasher, 5 December 2013 – More than 500 women, men and schoolgirls participated in an event in El Fasher, North Darfur, to mark of the annual 16 Days of...
  • On 2 December 2013, UNAMID JSR Mohamed Ibn Chambas spoke to the local media after meeting with the East Darfur Deputy Wali (Governor). Photo by Abdulrasheed Yakubu, UNAMID.

    03 Dec 2013 - El Daein, 3 December 2013 - The AU- UN Joint Special Representative (JSR), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, concluded on 3 December a two-day visit to El Daein, East Darfur, where he congratulated the State authorities and the traditional leaders for their work toward a peaceful solution...
  • 27 Nov 2013 - On 27 November 2013, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan (GoS) police held a strategic workshop in Khartoum on the memorandum of understanding they signed in August 2013. The event, which was aimed at strengthening cooperation...
  • 26 Nov 2013 - N'Djamena, 26 November 2013 – The AU- UN Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, met with Chadian President Idriss Déby in N'Djamena on 25 November. Dr. Chambas briefed the President on the deteriorating security situation in Darfur and...
  • 25 Nov 2013 - El Fasher, 25 November 2013 – An African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) convoy came under attack by unknown armed people on the road from Kabkabiya to Saraf Umra in North Darfur on 24 November. One soldier from Rwanda, who was shot during the assault,...
  • A peacekeeper registers people from Labado at the UNAMID base before they are attended by the medical team. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    24 Nov 2013 - Labado, 24 November 2013 – Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have been receiving protection and health care from African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since April 2013, when fighting between Government of Sudan troops and an armed movement...
  • 21 Nov 2013 - Khartoum, 21 November 2013 – Resolving land issues in Darfur, the impact of land- use on sustainable development and proper planning were the focus of a conference on the role of the Darfur Land Commission in relation to managing land and natural resources which took place in...
  • 20 Nov 2013 - Khartoum, 20 November 2013 – The AU- UN Joint Special Representative/ Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas,  attended the signing ceremony of the final security arrangements between the Government of Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM...

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