Press Releases & Statements

  • UNAMID staff participate in a candle lighting ceremony at UNAMID in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to Aids. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.

    UNAMID commemorates World AIDS Day in Darfur
    05 Dec 2012 - With the lighting of candles, marches, cultural and traditional dances and drama, the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) commemorated World AIDS Day throughout Darfur with events held over the past several days. The day, under the theme “Getting to Zero...

  • Representatives of the North Darfur State Government and UNAMID attend the Darfur Water Project launching in El Fasher. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.
     

    Projects launched to address Darfur water needs
    05 Dec 2012 - El Fasher, 5 December 2012 – To address water scarcity, which is among the root causes of conflict in Darfur the African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan and the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), launched on 29...

  • Saleh Mohammed (18 years old) from Gocker, West Darfur, is being assisted at the Teaching Hospital in El Geneina, after being infected with the yellow fever. Photo by Albert González Farran, UNAMID.

    UNAMID lends resources to fighting yellow fever in Darfur
    02 Dec 2012 - El Fasher, 2 December 2012 – In an effort to combat the spread of yellow fever in Darfur, the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has leant its critical logistics support to the Sudanese Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) in their...

  • One of the 12 tents sponsored by UNAMID to be used as mobile classrooms for nomads. Photo by Albert González Farran.

    UNAMID supports nomadic education in North Darfur
    25 Nov 2012 - 25 November 2012 - As part of its support to recovery and development in Darfur, the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 22 November presented 12 tents to the North Darfur Ministry of Education to be used as mobile classrooms for nomads in five...

  • The AJSR Aichatou Mindaoudou during the meeting at the African Union headquarters. Photo by Abdourahman Ibrahim.

    UNAMID Acting Chief brings together Darfur peace parties for talks with AU leadership
    22 Nov 2012 - Addis Ababa, 21 November 2012 - UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative (JSR) and Joint Chief Mediator a.i. Aichatou Mindaoudou, together with the parties to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), discussed today progress made so far and challenges in the...

  • Women celebrate the opening of the new women's market built by UNAMID's Rwandese peacekeepers. Photo by Albert González Farran

    UNAMID peacekeepers construct women’s market in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur
    21 Nov 2012 - 21 November 2012 - In their latest effort to support development in Darfur, Rwandan peacekeepers from the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) completed the construction of a market for use by women in and around the Nertiti locality in the Jebel Marra...

  • The meeting was held at the UNDP headquarters in Khartoum. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.

    Peace Process focus in UN Country Team- UNAMID Meeting
    21 Nov 2012 - Khartoum, 19 November 2012 – Joint support to the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), to efforts in mitigating the outbreak of Yellow Fever, to Sudan’s international partners in accessing Darfur and to the upcoming Doha Donor Conference was the...
  • Protection of civilians, health focus of acting UN head’s visit to Central, West Darfur
    16 Nov 2012 - El Fasher, 16 November 2012 -- Security and health concerns were the focus yesterday of the first field visit to Central and West Darfur by African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Acting Joint Special Representative (AJSR) Aichatou Mindaoudou. In Zalingei, the...
  • UNAMID raises awareness of women’s health issues in Central Darfur
    15 Nov 2012 - More than 150 women in Zalingei, Central Darfur, took part in a three-day training aimed at raising awareness of the negative health consequences and human rights violations associated with Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The workshop, organized by the African Union - United...
  • UNAMID supports reconciliation efforts in North Darfur
    15 Nov 2012 - The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in its efforts in promoting peace, facilitated a reconciliation meeting between Kutum and Al-Waha representatives, on 12 November, in Kutum, North Darfur. The meeting, which aimed at highlighting the importance of...

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