April 2, 2012

• Sudan: Darfur University Graduates Sign Peace Pledge [press release]

  More than 600 students from El Fasher University in North Darfur celebrated their graduation today with the signing of a Pledge for Peace in a ceremony organized jointly by the... Read more »

March 30, 2012

• Sudan: Statement by UNAMID Joint Special Representative on Recent Events in Kabkabiya [press release]

  Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari regrets statements attributed today to the North Darfur Government and other parties on recent events in Kabkabiya, alleging that... Read more »

March 29, 2012

• Sudan: Three Dead Following Unrest in North Darfur [press release]

  At least three civilians are dead following an altercation today in the vicinity of Kabkabiya, located approximately 130 kilometers west of El Fasher, North Darfur. Read more »

• Sudan: Peacekeepers, Darfur Leadership Appeal for Calm Following Violent Protests [press release]

  The Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari, flew to Kabkabiya today and offered his condolences to the... Read more »

March 15, 2012

• Africa: Unamid Joins in First-Ever United Nations Games in Africa [press release]

  Rwanda today plays host to the United Nations Inter-Agency Games. A total of 700 athletes from more than one dozen UN offices, missions and agencies are taking part in the historic... Read more »

March 13, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Provides Medical Assistance to Nyala Prison [press release]

  UNAMID launched today a two-day medical camp for inmates at Nyala Central prison, South Darfur. The exercise, organized in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and the... Read more »

March 11, 2012

• Sudan: Unamid Concludes Verification Exercise of Armed Movement [press release]

  The verification of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) military disposition concluded this weekend in Darfur. Read more »

March 6, 2012

• Sudan: Primary School Funded By UNAMID Inaugurated in North Darfur [press release]

  A new school to accompany more than 500 students was yesterday inaugurated at the Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) by African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur... Read more »

March 5, 2012

• Sudan: Peace Document Officially Launched in South Darfur [press release]

  The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), the culmination of two years of peace negotiations between the Government of the Sudan and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM),... Read more »

March 2, 2012

• Sudan: Students Debate Political, Economic Solutions Toward Sustaining Peace [press release]

  More than 300 students at North Darfur's main university today debated over whether an economic or political solution was the answer to the conflict in Darfur. Read more »

March 1, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Peacekeeper Killed in Ambush in South Darfur [press release]

  An ambush today by unknown gunmen on an African Union - United Nations Mission (UNAMID) patrol in South Darfur has left one peacekeeper dead and three injured. Read more »

• Sudan: UK Minister Visits Resource Management Project [press release]

  Officials of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) lead by Stephen O'Brien, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development,... Read more »

February 29, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Donates Self-Powered Radio Sets to Darfur's Disabled [press release]

  El Fasher--Disabled people of Darfur need full access to information, particularly from radio. That was the objective behind the provision of 30 wind-up and solar-operated radios... Read more »

February 27, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Peacekeepers Attacked, Two Injured [press release]

  Two peacekeepers of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) sustained gunshot wounds near the town of El Dein yesterday after being targeted by an unknown... Read more »

February 23, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Force Commander Congratulates Troops in Northwestern Drafur [press release]

  Umm Baru--Having led the operation which succeeded in the return of a UNAMID patrol which had been blocked by rebel forces for two days in northwestern Darfur, the Force Commander... Read more »

February 16, 2012

• Sudan: Doha Document Dissemination Ongoing in Four Darfur States [press release]

  Dissemination activities for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) started this week among the communities in West and South Darfur. The exercise, which is also ongoing on... Read more »

February 10, 2012

• Sudan: Unamid and University of El Fasher Agree to Strengthen Collaboration [press release]

  The African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the University of El Fasher launched a formal partnership today for increased collaboration in a broad range of academic... Read more »

February 8, 2012

• Sudan: Dissemination Workshops of the Doha Document Start in Central Darfur [press release]

  A series of workshops for the dissemination of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) began today in Zalingie, the capital of the new Central Darfur state. The exercise is... Read more »

February 7, 2012

• Sudan: Unamid Promotes Peace and Development Though Sports and Culture [press release]

  Under the theme "Together for Peace and Development in Darfur," UNAMID supported the Al Taylia Sports Club in celebrating the Club's Golden Jubilee this past weekend in El Fasher,... Read more »

February 6, 2012

• Sudan: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Expresses Support to UNAMID Peace Efforts [press release]

  The Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari, received today Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail... Read more »

February 3, 2012

• Sudan: Unamid Deputy Chief Launches Development Projects in North Darfur Village [press release]

  UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative - Political (DJSR-P), Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane, announced today in Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur, the launch of nine... Read more »

February 2, 2012

• Sudan: UNAMID Recovers WFP Trucks Carjacked in Darfur [press release]

  UNAMID peacekeepers recovered yesterday five trucks belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) which were forcibly seized by unknown people. The convoy was captured on 30 January... Read more »

January 30, 2012

• Sudan: More Can be Done to Achieve Justice, Reconciliation: UN Assistant Secretary-General [press release]

  Reviewing UNAMID's activities in the area of justice and security, and discussing the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), were among the priorities of... Read more »

January 24, 2012

• Sudan: Unamid Chief - 2012 Must Be Year of Peace for Darfur [press release]

  The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) a.i., Ibrahim Gambari, pledged today in Graida, South Darfur, to work with all stakeholders to make 2012 a year of... Read more »

• Sudan: Unamid Chief Encourages IDPs in Zalingei to Support Doha Document for Peace in Darfur [press release]

  African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari met today with the leadership of all the internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the Zalingei... Read more »