Hundreds of Bangladeshi peacekeepers join UNAMID
El Fasher, 22 May 2009 – Nearly 500 Bangladeshi soldiers and police officers are arriving in Darfur this week, part of a fresh infusion of peacekeepers to the ranks of the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).Some 245 Bangladeshi peacekeepers arrived yesterday in Nyala, the…
JSR Adada urges end to fighting near Chad-Sudan border and warns against escalation of tensions
El Fasher, 20 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) in Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, called today for an end to recent fighting near the Chadian-Sudanese border and urged the two countries to refrain from escalating tensions between them.“I am deeply concerned…
UNAMID briefs key international organizations during joint visit to Darfur
El Fasher, 18 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today briefed the leaders of the African Union, the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference on the latest political, security, humanitarian and Mission deployment issues during a joint visit by…
UNAMID condemns armed attack against Government position in North Darfur
El Fasher, 17 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today condemned an attack by armed elements against a Sudanese military position in North Darfur.Armed elements, allegedly part of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), yesterday carried out a three-hour attack…
In Memoriam: Lieutenant Colonel Johnson Abbah Umama
Johnson Abbah Umama was never lost in the crowd in Nyala. With his booming voice, friends and UNAMID colleagues often heard him enter a room before they saw him, and with his jovial, outspoken nature, he always seemed to be at the centre of the action. The Nigerian military observer, who commanded a…
UNAMID chief meets senior Sudanese Government officials
Khartoum, 14 May 2009 - The head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) held a series of meetings in Khartoum today with senior Sudanese Government officials as part of his continuing efforts to improve the security, humanitarian and political conditions in the region. Mr…
UNAMID chief discusses conditions in Darfur with senior Sudanese officials
12 May 2009 -- The AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Rodolphe Adada, held discussions today with the Undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mutrif Siddiq, and the Presidential Adviser, Mustafa Osman Ismail, during separate meetings in Khartoum.At the two meetings…
UNAMID peacekeeper shot and killed in South Darfur
El Fasher, 8 May 2009 – The African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announces with deep regret that one of its peacekeepers was shot and killed last night in South Darfur during a carjacking incident. At approximately 20:30 hours, unidentified gunmen shot the male military observer as he was…
Italian Special Envoy visit to UNAMID
El Fasher, 6 May 2009 -- The Italian Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies and Vulnerable Situations, Mrs. Margherita Boniver, today paid a one-day visit to El Fasher, North Darfur. The Special Envoy and her delegation were met at the airport by UNAMID senior officials. Mrs. Boniver and her…
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes Doha agreement
New York, 4 May 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the Agreement signed between the Governments of Chad and Sudan on 3 May in Doha under the auspices of Qatar and Libya.The Secretary-General recalls all earlier Agreements between the two Governments and calls upon them to work towards the full…
UNAMID pays tribute to its outgoing Deputy Force Commander
El Fasher, 3 May 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID) today bid farewell to its outgoing Deputy Force Commander, Major-General Emmanuel Karake Karenzi. Major-General Karenzi, a Rwandan national, joined the former African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2007 and later…
UNAMID pays tribute to fallen Nigerian peacekeeper
30 April 2009 -- UNAMID peacekeepers today gathered together for a memorial parade in honor of one of their colleagues, Major Bala Etsu, who died on 27 April 2009, following a brief illness. The Officer before his death was a Staff Officer serving in the Force Headquarters. He is survived by a wife…