Press Releases

04 January 2011 - UNAMID is verifying reports of inter-tribal violence between the Misseriya and Rizeigat communities in Treij village, 22 km south of Zalingei in West Darfur. Meanwhile, the security situation in all areas…

Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora [English] [Somali]

03 January 2011 - The security situation is reported to be calm in areas in North and South Darfur that have seen mass displacement in the past weeks following clashes between government troops and rebel movements. UNAMID…

Nairobi, 30 December 2010 – Letter to members of the Somali Diaspora. [Somali]

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan condemns in the strongest terms the roadside bomb incident today in which a civilian bus was struck in Nahr-e-Saraj District in Helmand Province, reportedly resulting in the death of…

30 December 2010 - Humanitarian teams today reached Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur by air and road, delivering food, essential medical supplies and non-food items to five thousand internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltered…

New York, 30 December 2010 – The Secretary-General's Report (S/2010/675) provides an update on major developments in Somalia and assesses the political, security, human rights and humanitarian situation as well as progress…

29 December 2010 - Aid continues to flow into makeshift camps outside UNAMID team sites in North and South Darfur, where thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have sought refuge from recent clashes. However…

28 December 2010 - With restrictions lifted on all air and road movement to areas of recent fighting in North and South Darfur, UNAMID and aid agencies are providing food, water, and other necessary supplies to the thousands…

27 December 2010 - UNAMID today delivered 19 tons of food to the estimated 10,000 displaced persons sheltered outside its team site in Khor Abeche, after restrictions on movement were lifted at all sites of recent clashes in…