News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

25 February 2009 -- An additional 150 Senegalese peacekeepers arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to bring the total number of members in the Senegalese infantry battalion to 834. The principal duties of the battalion, which is based in El Geneina, West Darfur, include conducting patrols to…

24 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the commitment of the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to release prisoners as part of the "Agreement of goodwill and confidence-building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur" which was signed in Doha, Qatar on…

24 February 2009 -- Yesterday, senior officials with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) visited thousands of civilians who have recently arrived at the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These arrivals followed the fighting that recently took place in…

22 February 2009 -- UNAMID Police will tonight conduct its first night patrols at a new community policing centre (CPC) constructed between two large camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near El Fasher.With the commencement of the night patrols, the interim CPC will move to continuous 24…

Khartoum, 19 February 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, and UNAMID Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai, briefed the members of the Darfur Partners Group on the current situation in Darfur, at the invitation of the Ambassador of the…

19 February 2009 -- UNAMID Force Commander, Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, today met with the Minister of Defence, Gen. Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussain, in Khartoum to discuss the security situation in Darfur, particularly in relation to the recent strife in Muhajeriya and Labado in South Darfur. While…

New York, 17 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the "Agreement of goodwill and confidence-building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur" signed in Doha, Qatar, today by the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) under the auspices of the Government of…

Khartoum, 17 February 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, met on 16 February 2009 in Khartoum with Mr. Gernot Erler, Member of the German Bundestag and Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office who is currently on…

El-Fasher, 16 February 2009 -- Following reports of several days of clashes in the locality of Wada’ah - 90 kilometers south of El-Fasher (North Darfur) - involving the forces of the Government of Sudan (GoS) and armed groups present and operating in the area, UNAMID, the African Union – United…

11 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General’s latest report to the Security Council on the African Union-United Nations operation in Darfur (UNAMID)was released in New York today, his spokeswoman Michele Montas announced at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters. The escalation in the level of…

10 February 2009 -- The Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), General Martin Luther Agwai, has pledged that the mission will help the residents of two South Darfur towns rebuild their lives after recent hostilities led to many casualties and displaced…

10 February 2009 -- More than 3,000 people have arrived at the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) near El Fasher in North Darfur, in recent days. Many came from the area around the South Darfur town of Muhajeriya, the scene of recent fighting between Government forces and rebels.As…