06 May 2010 - The African Union High Level Panel on Darfur, chaired by former President Thabo Mbeki, and a UNAMID team led by Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari met in Addis Ababa today to explore areas of…
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International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2010 - Joint message of Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, and Agneta S. Bridges, Secretary-General, ICM, the International Confederation…
The United Nations Volunteers (UNVs) in Chad have developed a project for the rehabilitation of Iriba High School, the only one in the department of Kobé. It was built in 1996 as a donation from the Département des Hauts de…
04 March 2010 - The security situation in El Fasher, North Darfur, remains tense following protests against the failed “Mawaseer” pyramid scheme. Sporadic gunfire has been heard in the afternoon, but no injuries have been…
03 May 2010 - A four-day inter-agency assessment mission organized by UNAMID, OCHA and the UNHCR to the villages of Guldo and Thur in the Jebel Marra region of South Darfur has concluded yesterday. This mission, the first to…
02 March 2010 - Approximately 1,000 residents of El Fasher, North Darfur, staged a demonstration today, following the collapse of an investment money scheme in the region.The protesters marched in the city centre demanding…
29 April 2010 - As he approaches the end of his tenure as UNAMID’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR/P), Henry Anyidoho today began his farewell tour with a visit to Nyala, South Darfur. Upon arriving at UNAMID’s…
27 April 2010 - UNAMID Police Commissioner Micheal Fryer of South Africa has ended his tour of duty after serving the Mission for two years. He was appointed by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in consultation…
27 April 2010 - UNAMID senior officials yesterday joined representatives from over 20 other agencies and peacekeeping operations in Geneva for the start of a three-day seminar on the integration of human rights in the work of…
Dili, 26 April 2010 (IRIN) - Almost a third of Timor-Leste's maize harvest is lost each year due to poor storage facilities, analysts say, fuelling food insecurity. "This is a multi-faceted problem, but better storage…