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Arriving in five buses at the desert village of Wawisi, 50 kilometres north of Khartoum, 150 volunteers set out with the local community to plant 1,000 trees in commemoration of International Volunteer Day on 5 December. "We…
PRESS RELEASE Three UNAMID Peacekeepers Killed and Two Seriously Injured in North Darfur El Fasher, 05 December 2009 - At about 1645 hrs on Friday 4 Dec 09, a UNAMID platoon of 20 Rwandan Peacekeepers on board three Land…
4 December 2009 -- On 4 December at approximately 4:15 p.m. local time, a military convoy of the UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) escorting a water tanker, was ambushed by unidentified armed assailants at…
4 December 2009 – Two Rwandan peacekeepers from the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed and others wounded today in an attack by unidentified gunmen while collecting water at the north of…
4 December 2009 - A new plan to double the number of places at Afghanistan’s universities has been launched in Kabul. The plan aims to build a high quality, internationally recognized and well-managed public and private…
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Replacing outgoing UNMIS Ed Damazin Sector Commander Col. Zawar Hussain, Col. Muhammad Muzahir of the Pakistani Army arrived in Sudan on 23 November. Attending a ceremony in Ed Damazin bidding farewell to Col Hussain, Col…
INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID Strongly Rejects Accusations in a Sudan Tribune Report against its Peacekeepers El Fasher, 01 December 2009 : According to a Sudan Tribune (ST) news report published on 29 November 2009, “seven…
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KABUL - Violence targeting women and girls is widespread and deeply rooted in Afghan society, a report by the Human Rights branch of the UN Mission to Afghanistan recently revealed.
2 December 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the new United States plan for Afghanistan announced by President Barack Obama, and said the United Nations remains committed to supporting a transition to…
2 December 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention, following consultations with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to appoint Mr. Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria as…
1 December 2009 - While the world waits for US President Obama to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan, the Head of the UN mission to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, is hoping to regain the momentum lost during the election process.