Press Releases

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 Force Commander Lt Gen Patrick Nyamvumba yesterday made a field assessment…

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 14 civilians and seriously injuring others including children. We offer our…

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 outside the UNAMID team site. The distribution of aid in Khor Abeche in…

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 made in implementing the United Nations strategy for Somalia. The Report also…

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 distribution to Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur has been momentarily suspended…

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 of internally displaced persons (IDPs) sheltered outside the Mission’s team…

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 North and South Darfur. Similar missions to Shangil Tobaya and Shaeria by…

Communiqué on the donation of over 4 million dollars by China to the AU Mission in Somalia. Addis Ababa, 24 December 2010

26 December 2010 - The security situation in North and South Darfur remains tense following recent clashes between government forces and armed movements. UNAMID has not received reports of fighting today. Displaced people in areas where there were clashes recently are still sheltered around various…