JSR Adada meets senior Sudanese official
1 March 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African-Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, met today in Khartoum with Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Sudanese Ministry…
150 Senegalese peacekeepers arrive, raising UNAMID's overall troop level to 12,753
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…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes commitment to prisoner release
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…
UNAMID officials visit Zam Zam IDP camp North Darfur to review conditions of new arrivals
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…
New Community Policing Centre near El Fasher to begin 24-hour operations
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…
UNAMID leadership briefs Darfur Partners Group
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…
UNAMID Force Commander Gen. Agwai meets with Sudanese Minister of Defence
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…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
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…
AU-UN Joint Special Representative meets the German Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
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…
UNAMID Force Commander condemns clashes in Wada’ah
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…
Secretary-General’s latest report on UNAMID released
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…
UNAMID Force Commander pledges support for civilians affected by fighting in South Darfur
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…