Queen Elizabeth honours charity organization working for children in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A British national working to improve the lots of kids in war-ridden Darfur region was awarded one of the highest awards in [...] Full text...
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Despite end of rebellion in Darfur, people are still on the run
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Although clashes between rebels and the Sudanese government have largely subsided in Darfur and many other areas of southwestern and southeastern [...] Full text...
Former rebel leader appointed governor of restive Darfur region
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – A former rebel leader, Mini Arki Minawi, has been named governor of Darfur region, as part of the peace deal signed [...] Full text...
Sudanese authorities say bloody clashes in West Darfur under control
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities say security reinforcements sent to West Darfur following violence in which at least 83 people, including women and [...] Full text...
UPDATE: Sudan sends security reinforcement to protect citizens, property in West Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan says it has sent security reinforcements to protect citizens and property and also maintain security following violence in West Darfur at [...] Full text...
UN chief calls for protection of civilians, as violence spikes in Sudan’s West Darfur
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concerns over escalating violence in West Darfur and called on Sudanese authorities to [...] Full text...
Dozens killed in militia attack in West Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 48 people were killed and scores injured on Saturday when a group militias attacked Al-Genaina city, capital of Genaina [...] Full text...
UN, AU reiterate commitment to Sudan, as joint mission ends operations
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission have reiterated their commitment to continue to support [...] Full text...
UN confirms closure of Darfur peacekeeping mission
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint United Nations-African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (UNAMID) will officially end operations today (Thursday), when the [...] Full text...
Rights group urges UN Security Council to extend mandate of peacekeeping force in Darfur
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With weeks left to the end of the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID), human rights group Amnesty [...] Full text...
Sudan opposition leaders arrive in Khartoum to celebrate peace deal
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For the first time in decades, Sudanese rebel leaders from Darfur, the Blue Nile and Eastern Sudan, except two of them, [...] Full text...
Sudan: UNAMID deeply concerned about violent incidents in North Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN peace-keeping mission in Darfur(UNAMID) said here Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the violent incidents that erupted in Kutum [...] Full text...
Rights group warns UN/AU report on Darfur fails to protect vulnerable groups
New York, US (PANA) – The proposal by the United Nations and the African Union to limit the UN’s protection role in Sudan threatens the [...] Full text...
UNAMID helps in involving ordinary people to achieve peace in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and armed opposition groups, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF- Darfur Track) Tuesday organized a second meeting that brought [...] Full text...
Hundreds of IDPs consulted on peace process in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN and the Sudanese parties to the peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, have brought together hundreds of internally displaced [...] Full text...
UN condemns harassment of staff, looting of premises in North Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Friday condemned the harassment of humanitarian staff and looting of humanitarian premises in the restive region of [...] Full text...
UN-govt. delegation says people displaced around Genaina need protection, humanitarian assistance
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- A joint United Nations and Sudanese government delegation which paid a visit to West Darfur on Wednesday said over 40,000 people have [...] Full text...
ICRC distributes household items to civilians affected by recent violence in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says thousands of civilians affected by the recent inter-communal conflict are now receiving [...] Full text...
Darfur politician appeals for humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable in Genaina
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Secretary General of the Sudan Liberation Party, Mohamed Hussein Isihag, on Friday appealed to political forces, and local and international [...] Full text...
Dozens killed, calm restored as probe is launched into Darfur community clashes
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Red Crescent said here Thursday that at least 48 persons were killed in Genaina, western Sudan, near the borders [...] Full text...
High level delegation in Darfur to help put down the unrest there
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A High level delegation from the central government arrived in Genaina, near the borders with Chad, Wednesday to help restore stability [...] Full text...
UN Sudan mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday welcomed a framework agreement between [...] Full text...
Hamdouk restates need for achieving peace in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdouk, who returned from a rare visit to the restive region of Darfur said he would be [...] Full text...
Sudan PM Hamdouk pays rare visit to restive region of Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - Sudan’s Prime Minister, Dr Abdallah Hamdouk, has paid a rare visit to the camps of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, [...] Full text...
'New Sudan political transition holds out hope for long-term stability to Darfur'
New York, US (PANA) - Important developments under way in Sudan, including a pledge to end the country’s outstanding conflicts, and the establishment of a new [...] Full text...
UN condemns ‘wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted the UN-African Union mission in [...] Full text...
Sudan Military Council reverses decision on peacekeepers' locations in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) has issued a decree saying the locations to be evacuated by the UN-AU peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
UN suspends handover of camps in Darfur, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - The joint African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is suspending the handover of any more camps for displaced civilians to [...] Full text...
Dozens killed, many injured in recent inter-communal clashes in Darfur - UNAMID
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN –African Union Peace keeping forces in Darfur (UNAMID) has confirmed that 17 people had been killed, 15 others injured [...] Full text...
UNAMID relocates new headquarters in Zalingei
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) on Tuesday officially relocated its head office from North to [...] Full text...
Sudan Govt, rebels sign pre-negotiation agreement
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel organizations, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) of Minni Menawe and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) [...] Full text...
Sudanese president Bashir says war in Darfur is 'a question of the past'
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The people of Darfur have left conflicts behind, as they have tasted the bitterness of war and learned their lessons, Sudanese [...] Full text...
Pro-Sudan gov't militia vows to 'liberate' Jebel Marra from rebels
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Commander of the Sudanese pro-government Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has vowed that his forces will [...] Full text...
UN says Inter-communal tensions still high despite improved security
New York, US (PANA) - While security has improved in Darfur, inter-communal tensions in the conflict-plagued region of Sudan are still high, with clashes over [...] Full text...
UN officials urge support as Darfur attempts to ‘turn the page’ from conflict to peace
New York, US (PANA) - Stating that while the Darfur region of Sudan, which for years was torn by strife and displacement, is now increasingly [...] Full text...
Rights group warns against downsizing UN mission in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International, has warned against downsizing the United Nations mission in Darfur, Sudan, saying that is not [...] Full text...
IDP gather at the vicinity of the newly established UNAMID base
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has complained that hundreds of civilians, mostly children and women, have fled [...] Full text...
Troika threatens sanctions if warring parties fail to end conflict in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A coalition of western countries, known as the Troika, has threatened to impose sanctions on warring parties in Darfur region of [...] Full text...
UN’s planned cuts to Darfur Mission risk rights protection - Human Rights Watch
New York, US (PANA) – A human rights group has urged the United Nations Security Council to ensure that its peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur [...] Full text...
Peacekeeping operations on the ground in Darfur ‘must change’, urges UN official
New York, US (PANA) - The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur “must change” in accordance with the shifting realities on the ground, the [...] Full text...
‘Durable solutions’ needed for durable peace in Darfur, UN envoy tells Security Council
New York, US (PANA) - The overall security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region “remains calm”, despite continuing low-level skirmishes, a top United Nations envoy said [...] Full text...
Bashir says peace achieved in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) — President Omar Bashir of Sudan has declared that peace and stability have been achieved in Darfur region and will be reached [...] Full text...
UN envoy urges hold-out armed groups to sign accord for durable peace in Darfur
New York, UN (PANA) - While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences [...] Full text...
UN Security Council stresses need for 'sustainable solutions' for millions displaced in Darfur
New York, US (PANA) – Despite improvements in the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, continued challenges remain, the United Nations Security Council has said, [...] Full text...
Displacement slows in Darfur but returns remain difficult - Lacroix
New York, US (PANA) – Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, services and sustainable livelihoods in [...] Full text...
UN report urges Sudan to address plight of millions of IPDs in Darfur
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office has called on the Government of Sudan to pursue effective, transparent and durable policies to [...] Full text...
UNAMID calls for collaborative approach to Darfur weapons collection in IDP camps
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN African Union Peace keeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has again called on the Sudanese government to avoid forceful entries [...] Full text...
Darfur UN peacekeepers hand over 11 sites to Sudan Government
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations-African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMD) has handed over 11 team sites across Sudan's Darfur region to the [...] Full text...
Sudan: 5 persons killed, many injured in clashes over Bashir's visit to IDP Camp in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Two more persons were killed on Saturday in a displaced persons camp in Darfur which Sudanese President Omar Bashir visited on [...] Full text...
Sudan: AU-UN mission in Darfur urges restraint after clashes at camp for displaced persons
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Friday urged “the utmost restraint” by all parties after clashes between [...] Full text...