“We are here to stay,” JSR Adada tells Darfurians in Muhajeriya
9 February 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, yesterday led an assessment team to Muhajeriya, South Darfur, to inspect the conditions on the ground following the recent hostilities that resulted in many…
UNAMID helicopter fired at near El Fasher
9 February 2009 -- On 9 February 2009 at 1032 hours, a UNAMID Mi-8 helicopter was fired at by unknown assailants, approximately 70 km south west of El Fasher, while on a food supply mission. No casualties were recorded, and the aircraft returned to El Fasher safely.A technical inspection conducted…
UNAMID chief visits Muhajeriya
8 February 2009 -- The security situation in the South Darfur town of Muhajeriya, where Sudanese Government forces recently fought members of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), is reported to be calm. A large number of local civilians are still gathered outside the UNAMID base near the…
Update on the situation in Muhajeriya
5 February 2009 -- No fighting was reported in Muhajeriya today although the situation remains tense and approximately 3,000 people are still gathered around the UNAMID team site there. UNAMID continues to monitor the situation very closely.In North Darfur, UNAMID is assisting the humanitarian…
UNAMID JSR Adada meets with JEM Chairman in N’Djamena, Chad
El Fasher, 5 February 2009 -- A high-level UNAMID delegation, led by the African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, paid a two-day visit to N'Djamena, the capital city of neighboring Chad, to meet with the leadership of the Justice and Equality Movement…
UNAMID statement on the situation in Muhajeriya
El Fasher, 2 February 2009 -- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) received yesterday a request from the Government of Sudan to withdraw its forces from Muhajeriya, approximately 80 kilometers east of Nyala, South Darfur, due to the recent deterioration of the…
Statement attriibutable to the office of the UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur
Addis Ababa, 1 February 2009 -- Since his appointment in June 2008, the African Union / United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mr. Djibril Yipènè Bassolé, has been conducting extensive consultations with all of the parties and various stakeholders to the conflict in Darfur, as part of his…
Secretary-General gravely concerned by situation around Muhajeria
1 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by reports of a build-up of Government and rebel forces in the area around Muhajeria in South Darfur, and by the possibility of renewed fighting between the Government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).The Secretary-General…
UN Under-Secretary-General visits Joint Support Coordination Mechanism Office in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, 31 January 2009 - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping operations Alain Le Roy, along with the AU-UN Joint Special Representative Rodolphe Adada, paid a visit to the Joint Support Coordination Mechanism (JSCM) office in Addis Ababa to acquaint himself with its…
USG Le Roy meets AU Commisioner for Peace and Security
Addis Ababa, 31 January 2009: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy met today with Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security at the AU Headquarters to discuss issues of mutual interest including the latest developments…
UNAMID refutes allegations against its operations in Darfur
El Fasher, 30 January 2009 -- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has received disturbing allegations that white Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), similar to those used by UNAMID peacekeeping forces, have been used by armed movements in recent fighting. UNAMID…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative Meets with AU Chairperson
29 January 2009 -- UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, met with the African Union Chairperson, Mr. Jean Ping yesterday at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa and briefed him on progress made by the Mission and the status of deployment. Mr. Adada reiterated UNAMID’s…