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…
AU-UN Joint Special Representative Adada briefs the UN Security Council
27 April 2009 -- UNAMID chief and African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative to Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, this morning briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in the Sudanese region. “Our…
UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative meets with Dutch Representatives
23 April 2009 -- UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative, Mr. Hocine Medili, today met with Dutch Ambassador to Sudan, H.E. Norbertus Wilhelminus Maria Braakhuis. This is the diplomat’s first official visit to Darfur since…
Blaze at UNAMID Headquarters causes millions in damage
20 April 2009 – A fire broke out last night at the UNAMID headquarters causing millions of dollars worth of damage. UNAMID fire fighters, assisted by blue helmets from Rwanda and Egypt and the State Airport Fire Brigade…
Relative calm continues as UN-African force begins rotations
15 April 2009 – The joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Darfur today reported that the security situation remains calm as scheduled troop rotations begin among some unitsThe hybrid operation, which…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative meets with Mr. Minni Minawi
8 April 2009 -- UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, today met with the Special Assistant to the President and the Chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA), Mr. Minni Minawi. They…
AU high-level panel on Darfur arrives in North Darfur
El Fasher, 3 April 2009 -- The African Union High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) arrived in El Fasher, North Darfur, today to meet with the leadership of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and senior…
AU, UN, Government of Sudan Tripartite Committee holds fifth meeting in El Fasher
El Fasher, 31 March 2009 -- Representatives from the Government of Sudan (GoS), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) today held the fifth meeting of the Tripartite Committee on UNAMID. The meeting focused on…
UNAMID receives advance party of the 2nd Egyptian Infantry Battalion
30 March 2009 -- The advance party of the 2nd Egyptian Infantry Battalion, consisting of 100 personnel, arrived in Nyala today to join UNAMID. Another 100 personnel are expected to arrive tomorrow. The advance party consists…
UNAMID investigating fatal fire outbreak at Abu Zar camp in West Darfur
25 March 2009 -- Two internally displaced persons (IDPs) died today after a fire broke out at the Abu Zar IDP camp near the West Darfur state capital of El Geneina. A joint team of UNAMID military and police personnel that…
In Memoriam: Lance Corporal John Ahmed
23 March 2009 -- On the last day of his life John Ahmed could be found where his colleagues always knew to look for him: hard at work, ensuring the smooth passage of mail, messages and other information between his battalion…
UNAMID provides water to new arrivals at Zam Zam IDP Camp
18 March 2009 -- The number of new arrivals in Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in North Darfur continues to rise, bringing the total to about 80,000. The majority of the newcomers are from villages and IDP…