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Dili, 27 May 2010 – Vulnerable people in Timor-Leste will receive a nutritional boost, thanks to a new food fortification factory set up with assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).The new site will…
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26 May 2010 -- UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) Mohamed Yonis met today with the Sudanese Minister of Interior, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid. The meeting discussed bilateral cooperation between UNAMID and Government…
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26 May 2010 -- UNAMID’s Gender Advisory Unit has began mobilizing women representatives in North Darfur Civil Society organizations to participate in the preparatory meeting for the upcoming open day on the 10th Anniversary…
Chinese oil worker Su Ning had only a vague idea where Sudan was and knew almost nothing about it before his arrival in Khartoum in 2002. Since then, he has published three books of drawings on Sudan while in the country and…
Rapid growth in Western Bahr-El Ghazal and Warrap states over the past few years has put a huge strain on its meagre water and sanitation facilities. Less than 40 per cent of Western Bahr El-Ghazal residents useimproved water…
Disarmed civilians in Akobo County, Jonglei State, have turned to cement block-making to support their families, rather than rustling their neighbours' cattle. Thirty-six disarmed youth aged 20-27 recently took a one-week…
A primary export with uses ranging from mummification to fizzy drink production, gum arabic in Sudan has experienced a turbulent ride on world markets amid controversial pricing at home. Producing the two varieties of hashab…
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25 May 2010 -- Today is celebrated as Africa Day. The date represents the annual commemoration on 25 May 1963 of the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), when leaders of 30 of 32 independent African states…