AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator concerned over recent military clashes in South Darfur
Khartoum, 29 January 2009: The AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Yipènè Bassole, expresses his grave concern about the recent military clashes in South Darfur involving the Government of Sudan, the JEM and the SLM – Minni Minawi. Reiterating the statements of UN Secretary General of 15 and 26…
Assistant Secretary-General Mulet briefs Security Council on situation in Darfur
28 January 2009 – A senior United Nations peacekeeping official briefed the Security Council today on the Darfur region, where the security situation remains tense following fighting between various rebel groups and the Government.“The situation on the ground is still very fluid and very confusing,”…
UNAMID expresses grave concern over the events in North Darfur
El Fasher, 26 January 2009 -- UNAMID is gravely concerned over the disturbing events that have taken place today close to the city of El Fasher, North Darfur.Explosions, shelling, mortars and sounds of fighter jets alerted the inhabitants of El Fasher at early hours of the day and gave room to…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns today's hostilities in North Darfur
New York, 26 January 2009 -- The Secretary-General strongly condemns the hostilities, which have taken place today between a rebel movement and the Sudanese Armed Forces on the outskirts of El Fasher, in North Darfur. This follows clashes earlier this month in South Darfur involving the Sudanese…
UNAMID reminds Darfur Movements of its neutrality
El Fasher, 26 January 2009: UNAMID has noted with concern that since the fighting started on 15 January in Muhajeriya, South Darfur, warring factions have been deploying in the vicinity of UNAMID camps in South Darfur. UNAMID reminds all parties involved in the fighting of the neutral position of…
Exchange of letters between UNAMID and the Government of Uganda
KAMPALA, JANUARY 23. During a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda in Kampala, UNAMID and the Government of Uganda exchanged letters on the establishment of a new UNAMID Liaison Office in Entebbe, Uganda.The Joint Special Representative (JSR) Rodolphe Adada and the Ugandan Minister…
UNAMID Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR) meets with the Wali of North Darfur
El Fasher, 22 Jan 2009 - The Deputy Joint Special Representative, Mr. Henry Anyidoho, met with the Wali (Governor) of North Darfur, Mr. Osman Mohammed Yousif Kibir and a number of high-ranking Sudanese officials upon the request of the Wali. The Wali said that the main reason for the calling for…
Hundreds of new troops to join UNAMID within next two months
El Fasher, 21 January 2009 The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will deploy hundreds more troops within the next two months as part of the Mission’s efforts to speed up deployment in Darfur to ensure better safety and protection of local civilians. Additional troops…
Tripartite Mechanism on Darfur Meets in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, 19 January 2009 – Representatives of the African Union Commission, the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Sudan (GoS) met today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the third meeting of the Tripartite coordinating mechanism on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID) to…
UNAMID urges Darfur movements to come together to resolve their differences
El Fasher, 19 January 2009: The Senior Assistant to the President and Leader of the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/MM), Mr. Minni Minawi, yesterday visited the UNAMID HQ in El Fasher and met with the Deputy Joint Special Representative, Mr. Henry Anyidoho, and other UNAMID senior officials to…
UNAMID statement on the situation in Muhajeria, South Darfur
El Fasher, 18 January, 2009 -- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, has confirmed that the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has taken full control of Muhajeriya, South Darfur, from the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minawi (SLA/M) after fierce fighting that…
UNAMID welcomes United States' airlift of equipment to Darfur
El Fasher, 15 January 2008 – The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has received its first batch of equipment from the United States as part of that country’s commitment to airlift supplies and equipment urgently needed by the mission. Two US airplanes landed yesterday…