19 January 2010 - Today UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) a.i., Henry K. Anyidoho, visited the villages of Saraf Umra and Shanghil Tobaya where he met with Rwandan contingent peacekeepers and UN Police. The JSR a.i…
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18 January 2010 - The Deputy Head of Mission of the Japanese Embassy, Mr. Yoichi Nakashima, and Second Secretary, Ms. Mayuko Okabe, arrived yesterday in El Fasher, North Darfur, beginning a five-day tour of the region…
17 January 2010 - UNAMID’s peacekeeping force is expecting to boost its strength following a coordination meeting held on Thursday 22 January in Addis Ababa to finalize details for the deployment of five tactical helicopters…
14 January 2010 - The 21st National School Competition, an event which brought students together for two-weeks of intellectual and athletic competition, concluded today. In all, more than 7,000 secondary school students from…
13 January 2010 - The UNAMID Human Rights Unit concluded today a two-day workshop for lawyers in El-Geneina. The event, entitled “Human Rights and Legal Aid for Lawyers,” brought together more than a dozen legal practitioners…
12 January 2010 - The UNAMID/UNMIS Electoral Assistance Division today announced the opening of the nomination period for the upcoming Sudanese elections. The announcement comes on the heels of yesterday’s publication of the…
7 January 2010 - UNAMID concluded today a two-day Human Rights/ Gender-Based Violence (HR/GBV) workshop at the ZamZam IDP camp, located on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur. The participants, 25 each day, included…
5 January 2010 -- Yesterday, UNAMID police advisors concluded a series of security training sessions held for government police personnel in preparation for the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held in April this…
30 December 2009 - As participants begin to arrive in El Fasher, a special ceremony was held today in which the Wali (Governor) of North Darfur received representatives from UNAMID and UNICEF at his official residence and…
29 December 2009 -- Today, representatives of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan signed the framework for a plan of action aimed at ensuring the safety of UNAMID personnel…