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On December 3, 2014, El Fasher, North Darfur. Shaghayegh Shafieyan (UNV), pictured at her office in UNAMID's headquarters in El Fasher on occasion of International Volunteer Day. Photo by Mohamad Almahady, UNAMID.
DDR Support Officer, Ms. Shaghayegh Shafieyan has been serving with UNAMID as a United Nations Volunteer for the past four years. She arrived in Darfur from her country the Islamic Republic of Iran in August 2010.
Ms. Mary Grace Ariza has been serving with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) as a United Nations Volunteer for the past five years.
In 2009 Marianna Carvalho left the comfort of her work at the Office of Emergency Management of the City of New York to come to Darfur and fulfill her dream of becoming a UN Volunteer.
Located in the west side of Sudan, Darfur is one of the many African regions affected by desertification, which, combined with a recent history of armed conflict, a high number of internally displaced persons and a very fragile economy, creates challenging living condi
The only Electro-medical Technicians working for any peacekeeping mission round the world to date are UN Volunteers serving with the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
My name is Nestor Kinkela and working as a UNV Heavy Duty Vehicle Technician is my dream come true.
My name is Mohammad Sarhan and I was born in 1962 in the occupied territories of Palestine. I was born a refugee and was raised in Al Farah Refugee Camp in Nablus.
On 12 January 2010, the world heard the news about Haiti’s earthquake, one of the strongest since 1770 (7.0 magnitude). Most of us were alerted and followed the news, hoping the best for the Haitians.
While Maxwell sits to have coffee and talk to us in the UNAMID compound, in El Fasher, one hears all sort of resounding greetings and friendly slaps on the back can be heard every now and then, accompanied by references as “my brother” in both Swahili and English.