UN Secretary-General condemns new flare-up of fighting in South Darfur
New York, 15 January 2009 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned recent air and ground attacks involving national armed forces and rebel movements in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, as he renewed his call for an unconditional cessation of hostilities and a political…
UNAMID Bids Farewell to Fallen Peacekeeper
El Fasher, 7 January 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur today bid farewell to one of its peacekeepers, Lieutenant Commander Papa Lamine Ndiaye, who died on 29 December 2008 of injuries sustained two days earlier during a hijacking by unknown armed men in North Darfur…
Statement by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on UNAMID's deployment
31 December 2008 -- The United Nations is pleased to confirm that 12,374 military personnel have been deployed to UNAMID (African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur), representing 63 percent of the Mission’s authorized military strength of 19,555 personnel. The Secretary-General…
First Anniversary of the African Union- United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
31 December 2008 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) marks today its first year of service to the people of Darfur. In the year since the transfer of responsibility from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) on 31 December 2007, former AMIS soldiers…
UNAMID statement on death of peacekeeper
29 December 2008 -- The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) announces with regret the death of one of its peacekeepers as a result of injuries sustained when fired upon in the course of a hijacking carried out by unknown armed men in the town of El Fasher in the early…
Ethiopian Transport Company begins deployment
23 December 2008 -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur today received 45 members of the Ethiopian Medium Transport Company in West Darfur. The remaining 80 personnel are expected to arrive later this week. The Ethiopian company will primarily support the distribution of…
Pakistani troops arrive in Darfur to boost UNAMID
22 December 2008 – Eighty-five Pakistani troops arrived in Darfur during the past two days to bolster the strength of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force, known as UNAMID. Another 176 members of the Pakistani Engineering Company are due later this week, bringing the total…
UNAMID forces continue to build up
18 December 2008 -- UNAMID today received the third batch of Ethiopian Infantry Battalion troops, consisting of 105 personnel, to join the 313 who arrived earlier this week.Meanwhile, two Nigerian formed police units consisting of 140 members each are expected to arrive in Darfur at end of this…
UN Secretary-General issues report on UNAMID
18 December 2008 -- Almost one year after the transfer of authority from the African Union force to the AU-UN operation, UNAMID, the joint operation, continues to face enormous challenges, the Secretary-General says in his latest report to the Security Council on the mission’s deployment. He says…
Arrival of the Main body of the Ethiopian Infantry Battalion to UNAMID
El Fasher, 16 December 2008 -- The first batch of the main body of the Ethiopian Infantry Battalion, consisting of 107 personnel, arrived today in El Geneina, West Darfur. The remaining 412 personnel are scheduled to arrive between 17-19 December. The new peacekeepers will be joining 341 Ethiopian…
UNAMID conducts workshop on transitional justice
El Fasher, 16 December -- A two-day workshop on transitional justice conducted by the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) began today at the Mission’s headquarters in El Fasher. “This workshop provides an opportunity to examine and reflect on how societies transiting…
Force Commander Attends inter-mission meeting in Addis Ababa
15 December 2008 -- UNAMID Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he is attending an inter-mission meeting. The meeting is being attended by UNMIS (Sudan), MINURCAT (Chad) and MONUC (DR Congo) The meeting is being organized by the UN Department of…