From 18 to 19 May, 2016, UNAMID’s Sector South Geospatial, Information & Telecommunications Technologies Section, in collaboration with the Mission’s Civil Affairs and Water and Environment Sections, organized a two-day special training course on Global Information, Positioning System and Global Geophysical Science for 20 students and scholars from the University of Nyala, south Darfur. The course was implemented in response to a request received by UNAMID from the Water Harvesting Centre at the Faculty of Engineering and Science in Nyala University to facilitate the running of the course due to the lack of Global Information System (GIS) equipment at the University.

Addressing guests at the closing ceremony, UNAMID Head of Office, Sector South Mr. Berhanemeskel Nega, encouraged the participants to use the introductory knowledge on GIS to facilitate the exploration of water in Darfur. “UNAMID stands ready to support such initiatives and to continue in its collaborative work with community institutions, especially the Universities to be able to build community capacity on such issues of importance to the people of Darfur,” Mr. Nega added.

On her part, the Director of Water Harvesting Centre in the Faculty, Dr. Wifag Hassan Mahmoud, expressed her appreciations to UNAMID for providing the training to the students and staff members of Nyala University.