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…
Gunmen launch yet another attack on aid workers in Darfur
4 December 2008 – Two gunmen equipped with AK-47 assault rifles and a hand grenade stopped a humanitarian convoy in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region today, beat up the aid workers and stole money in the latest of a long…
UNAMID gives equipment for new Sudanese police posts against carjackings
10 December 2008 – Facing a surge in hijackings of United Nations and non-governmental organization (NGO) vehicles in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region, the joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has handed over…
Gunmen kill leader of displaced persons camp in Darfur
11 December 2008 – Unidentified gunmen have shot dead the traditional leader of a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region, the latest in a series of attacks on the 2.7 million people…
UNAMID DJSR encourages IDP Sheiks in Kalma IDP camp to find joint solution to security problems
Nyala, 2 December 2008 -- In a continuing effort by UNAMID to find a lasting solution to the security problems at Kalma IDP camp in South Darfur, the Mission’s Deputy Joint Special Representative (DJSR), Mr. Henry Anyidoho…
UN Secretary-General reiterates his call for immediate and unconditional ceasefire
26 November 2008 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) investigated reports of aerial attacks by the Government of Sudan from 21 to 22 November in Abu Dangal, South Darfur, and confirmed visible…
Darfur: UN-African Union peacekeeping force launches operations in El Fasher
31 October – The United Nations African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation for Darfur (UNAMID) today began operations at its El Fasher Headquarters in what the senior UN official there called a milestone for the strife-torn…
Darfur: Ban Ki-moon warns against delays in deployment of hybrid force
9 November – The hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission to the war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) still lacks critical transport and aviation units and the Sudanese Government has not responded yet to the UN-AU…
Expulsion of UN humanitarian official from South Darfur sparks concern
8 November – The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan is in contact with the country’s authorities to find out why a senior UN humanitarian official has been expelled from South Darfur. Preliminary…
‘Door remains open’ for Darfur rebels to join peace process, says UN official
5 November – Darfur’s splintering rebel movements still have time to participate in the peace process aimed at ending the four-year conflict in western Sudan, but they owe it to the people of their region to quickly unify…
Darfur: UN, AU envoys step up efforts to find common ground among rebels
15 November – The United Nations and African Union Special Envoys tasked with spearheading the peace process in Darfur say they are stepping up efforts to press some of the larger groups of the war-torn region’s splintering…
Viability of UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur at risk, warns top UN official
14 November – The lack of offers from Member States for key ground transport and aviation units and the Sudanese Government’s unwillingness so far to approve the presence of non-African units means the hybrid United Nations…