Darfur: UN and AU envoys head to Eritrea for talks with regional partners
13 November – The United Nations and African Union envoys tasked with spearheading the peace process in Darfur are meeting tomorrow with countries in the region to discuss the progress made so far and how to chart a way…
Top UN peacekeeping official heads to China to push for greater contribution
16 November – The United Nations peacekeeping chief is heading to China for a regional seminar and meetings with Government officials to encourage the world’s most populous country to contribute more to UN operations. Jean…
South African chosen to head police component of hybrid UN-AU force in Darfur
16 November – An assistant police commissioner from South Africa has been appointed to head the police component of the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping operation (UNAMID) being deployed to the war-torn Darfur…
UN and AU envoys hold more meetings with Darfur rebels to spur peace process
19 November – United Nations and African Union mediators involved in the Darfur peace process are holding meetings today in southern Sudan in a bid to spur some of the war-torn region’s splintering rebel movements to unify…
Sudan to dominate Security Council’s intensive December schedule – President
4 December – The Council would address the issue of Kosovo, after having received the report on negotiations on the future status of the UN-administered province. “When the time comes we will assess and decide how to go…
Darfur: UN envoy heads to Sudan for talks with all sides to conflict
4 December – The United Nations Special Envoy for Darfur heads to Sudan tomorrow for talks with all sides to the four-year conflict as the UN and the African Union continue their joint mediation efforts to expedite…
Darfur: UN, African Union peace envoys hold talks with regional partners
3 December – The United Nations and African Union Special Envoys for Darfur are meeting tomorrow in Egypt with regional partners to the peace process in the war-torn Sudanese region to assess the progress so far and help…
Security must improve before displaced in Darfur can return home – UN aid chief
30 November – Darfur’s hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) will only return to their home villages and areas once security conditions improve and basic services are operating, the top United Nations…
Sudanese obstacles threaten Darfur peacekeeping mission, says UN official
27 November – The full and rapid deployment of the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is in jeopardy because of a series of objections and obstacles raised by the Sudanese Government…
Key units arrive in Darfur ahead of deployment of hybrid UN-AU force
26 November – Chinese and Bangladeshi units that will form part of the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) have arrived in the war-torn Sudanese region to help in the transition from the…
Darfur: UN envoy vows to build momentum in peace process
12 December – The United Nations Special Envoy for the Darfur peace process says UN and African Union mediators will try to speed up the momentum of the talks in the next few weeks so that direct negotiations can take place…
UN, Sudan agree on importance of deploying Darfur force
8 December – Representatives of the United Nations and the Government of Sudan today issued a joint statement stressing the importance of deploying the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and urging international…