Press Releases

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ivan Barbalić (Bosnia and Herzegovina): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative…

12 January 2011 - Three Sudanese nationals , employed by international NGO Catholic Relief Agency , who were abducted on 9 January were released yesterday. The aid workers were taken near Manjura, a village located…

11 January 2011 - UNAMID is currently investigating reports of the abduction of three Sudanese nationals , employed by international NGO Catholic Relief Agency , on 9 January near Manjura, a village located approximately 60…

10 January 2011 - A UNAMID patrol to Tabit village, 37 kilometres northwest of Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, reported exchanges of fire occurred on 7 January between government forces and SLA-Minni Minnawi in which three…

09 January 2011 - UNAMID reports that on 7 January, a Sudanese national working for CARE International was killed by unknown assailants in an apparent robbery in Graida, a town located roughly 80 kilometers southeast of Nyala…

Hosting Mr. David Gressly the Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan United Nations in Sudan. Read the full transcript

06 January 2011 - The security situation in all areas affected by fighting in December 2010 between the Government and rebel movements is reported to be calm. UNAMID continues to provide protection, water and emergency health…

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…