UN delegation to focus on Darfur deployment at African-European summit
6 December – Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro is heading a United Nations delegation to this weekend’s African Union-European Union summit in Lisbon amid mounting international concern about the obstacles to…
Darfur: UN, African Union envoys meet with regional partners to peace process
5 December – The United Nations and African Union Special Envoys for Darfur have met with the regional partners to the peace process in the war-torn Sudanese region to assess the progress so far and try to forge agreement on…
The Secretary-General’s message to the ceremony for transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID.
31 December 2007---Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the transfer of authority from the African Union to the AU-UN Hybrid Mission in Darfur in a statement released today and delivered at a ceremony in El Fasher. “The…
African Union Mission in Sudan to transfer authority on 31 December 2007
28 December 2007-- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will formally take over from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) on 31 December 2007 in a ceremony at the new mission’s El…
Darfur: UN envoy calls for cessation of hostilities on eve of force deployment
18 December 2007 – A senior United Nations envoy has issued an appeal for all sides to the Darfur conflict to cease their hostilities on the eve of the deployment of a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force (UNAMID) to…
Darfur: UN envoy holds security talks with local leader after armed attack
17 December 2007 – A senior United Nations envoy has held talks with the provincial leader in North Darfur about security issues concerning the upcoming hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping mission to the war-wracked region…
Secretary-General urges world to step up support for Darfur peacekeeping force
13 December – Noting that this is a “critical point” regarding the deployment of an African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan, Secretary-General appealed for the world to step…
UN Secretary-General concerned with resumption of hostilities in Darfur
31 December 2007 -- The Secretary-General is deeply concerned with the resumption of hostilities between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Government forces in West Darfur. He strongly condemns the attack on 29…
UNAMID takes over peacekeeping in Darfur
31 December 2007 -- The African Union Mission Transfers Authority to the International Force in a Historic Ceremony in El Fasher El Fasher/N. Darfur, 31 December 2007 - The Joint United Nations / African Union Mission in…
Security Council authorizes hybrid UN-African Union operation in Darfur
31 July 2007 – The Security Council today approved the creation of a hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force to quell the violence and instability plaguing the Darfur region of Sudan, where hundreds of…
Outstanding gaps in new UN force in Darfur must be filled – Ban Ki-moon
3 January 2008 – In a race against time, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is appealing to United Nations Member States to speed up delivery of vital units and equipment for the newly launched but critically under-strength joint…
JSR Adada concerned over escalating tension between Sudan and Chad
7 January 2008 -- The AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur (JSR) and UNAMID Head of Mission, Mr. Rodolphe Adada is following with deep concern the escalating tension between the Sudan and Chad, a matter which could…