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8 September 2014 - As part of his regular meetings with Burundian authorities, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Monday met with Burundi First Vice President. Mr. Prosper Bazombanza and Mr. Parfait Onanga…

On 4 September 2014, UNAMID Force Commander, Lt. General Paul Ignace Mella, met with community leaders in El Serief and Kabkabiya localities, North Darfur to discuss security issues. During the ensuing discussions, Lt…

On 28 August 2014, following a recent rift between the Reizegat and Ma’alia tribes, tribal leaders of South, East and Central Darfur met with UNAMID Sector East Head of Office (HoO), Mr. Landing Badjie, and representatives of…

On 27 August 2014, Mr. Mohamed Awad, Commissioner of the Um Dukhun locality, Central Darfur, visited UNAMID headquarters in Zalingei and met with Mr. Enos Chuma, Acting Head of Office(HoO). The visit was targeted at…

On 11 August 2014, UNAMID’s Rule of Law Section Chief, Ms. Francoise Simard, met with the judicial authorities in Nyala, South Darfur, to explore ways of cooperation in advancing issues related to rule of law. During the…

On 5 August 2014, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officially handed over three classrooms at the Al Riyadh primary school in El Geneina, West Darfur. The project, designed to improve the school…

UNAMID, in collaboration with the local ministries of Youth and Sport, launched the Ramadan Football Tournament in different parts of Darfur. The tournament brings together teams from different communities across the region…

Every year, on 18 July, people around the world heed the call from the Nelson Mandela Foundation to devote 67 minutes of their time to helping others, as a way to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s life. To join in the celebration…

About 600 women from the Bilel locality of South Darfur received training on how to make fuel-efficient stoves. The training, facilitated by NGO Solar and Environment Organization for Sustainability and Development, was…

On 14 July 2014, UNAMID officially kicked off the construction of an examination hall at Open University in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of its community-based, labour-intensive projects (CLIPs) programme, a development…