Protests in North Darfur against ‘intermediaries’ allocating Unamid jobs

17/11/2013 15:05

Dozens of citizens protested in front of Unamid headquarters in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on 17 November, complaining about “intermediaries” intervening in functions offered by Unamid in El Fasher.Mohamed Ali, spokesperson for the protesters told Radio Dabanga that they presented a memorandum to Unamid, demanding non-interference of intermediaries for any Unamid function. Ali explained that four months ago “qualified people from the area” applied for functions at the joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur, in accordance with the conditions set by Unamid. “Yet, Unamid intermediaries have brought-in people from other regions.”The people of Darfur are supposed to be the beneficiaries of local Unamid jobs”, the spokesman said, “especially as the aim of the mission is to support peace and assist the local population.” File photo: Unamid peacekeepers at the celebrations of the UN Day in Nyala, South Darfur (Hamid Abdulsalam/Unamid)

Dozens of citizens protested in front of Unamid headquarters in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on 17 November, complaining about “intermediaries” intervening in functions offered by Unamid in El Fasher.

Mohamed Ali, spokesperson for the protesters told Radio Dabanga that they presented a memorandum to Unamid, demanding non-interference of intermediaries for any Unamid function.

Ali explained that four months ago “qualified people from the area” applied for functions at the joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur, in accordance with the conditions set by Unamid. “Yet, Unamid intermediaries have brought-in people from other regions.

“The people of Darfur are supposed to be the beneficiaries of local Unamid jobs”, the spokesman said, “especially as the aim of the mission is to support peace and assist the local population.”

File photo: Unamid peacekeepers at the celebrations of the UN Day in Nyala, South Darfur (Hamid Abdulsalam/Unamid)