Darfur: over 300 former combatants discharged through UN-backed programme
25 November 2009 – More than 300 former combatants in Darfur, including women and disabled persons, have participated in a three-day discharge programme organized by the Government of Sudan with support from the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur.
Kidnappings, attacks threaten to undercut UN-AU efforts in Darfur – Ban
23 November 2009 – Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including “extremely alarming” kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers’ movements continue to hamper efforts to stabilize the Sudanese area torn apart by nearly seven years of war, says a new report by the United Nations chief.
UN-backed demobilization process begins in North Darfur
23 November 2009 – Over 150 ex-combatants who once fought for armed militia in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region participated today in a United Nations-backed demobilization and reintegration programme which aims to ease the return of former soldiers to their communities.
Darfur: UN-African Union official highlights role of civil society in peace talks
18 November 2009 – The top United Nations-African Union official for Darfur has highlighted the role of civil society groups in the search for a solution to the strife that has plagued the Sudanese region, encouraging their full participation in the peace talks that resumed in Doha today.
Latest round of UN-backed Darfur peace talks resumes tomorrow in Qatar
17 November 2009 – United Nations-backed mediation talks aimed at bringing peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur will resume tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, the world body announced today.
Senior UN peacekeeping official to visit China
16 November 2009 – The United Nations peacekeeping chief is slated to pay an official visit to China this week to attend a meeting on the Organization’s operations tasked with restoring stability and democracy in conflict-ravaged countries.
Council must do more to protect civilians in armed conflict – UN rights chief
11 November 2009 – The United Nations human rights chief today called on the Security Council to put more muscle into protecting civilians in armed conflict, citing Israel’s war in Gaza and the situations in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Afghanistan as examples of the need to end impunity.
Joint UN-African force calls on Sudanese group to stop obstructing its work
09 November 2009 – The joint African Union-United Nations mission assisting in restoring peace and stability in Darfur has called on one of the major rebel groups in the Sudanese region to stop impeding its work, while deploring the harassment and detention of its personnel.
Darfur: joint African-UN force takes part in ceremony aimed at reducing ethnic tensions
02 November 2009 – The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur has participated in a reconciliation ceremony in the north of the region that is aimed at halting a spate of recent inter-tribal clashes that have killed at least two dozen people.
Sudan: UN embarks on largest-ever delivery of voter registration materials
31 October 2009 – The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are kicking off the largest-ever delivery of materials in the African nation ahead of tomorrow's voter registration exercise.
