Annex 2 Page 13 No. Member State Activities undertaken to mark the Year of Peace and Security (July-December 2010) Activities undertaken on the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2010 The AU-LOS also made a statement at the Global Day of Prayers, event organized by the Sudanese Churches in Khartoum. In Darfur: UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari hosted at the Mission’s headquarters, in El Fasher, North Darfur, a program of cultural displays presented by members of several contingents serving with the Mission and children from the state scout organization. The event was attended by the Chairperson of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan and former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, and North Darfur State Wali (Governor), Osman Mohammed Yousif Kibir. The dignitaries also attended a symposium entitled “Youth, Peace and Development” at the University of El Fasher, where state officials, humanitarian agencies representatives and university students discussed proposals on what could be done to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Darfur. The event was broadcast via radio to all three state capitals. Awards were presented to three schoolchildren who won a drawing competition for their depictions of the concept of peace.

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