UN, AU envoys upbeat on prospects for restarting Darfur peace talks
20 January 2008 –After meetings with the Government and the main rebel groups, the United Nations and African Union envoys for the Darfur peace process said they are hopeful that talks aimed at ending the conflict in the war…
UN peacekeeping chief, Sudanese officials set for talks on Darfur force
21 January 2008 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping is due to arrive in Sudan today for talks with senior Government officials on issues relating to the deployment of the joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, the…
UNAMID Command explains mission to Sudan Armed forces
23 January 2007 -- An important confidence-building meeting between the military leadership of the Sudan and that of the joint United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was held at the Staff College in Khartoum…
Surge of bandit attacks jeopardizes food rations to Darfur – UN agency
23 January 2008 –Food rations to more than 2 million people in Darfur may have to be cut within weeks after a surge of bandit attacks this month against trucks carrying relief supplies to the war-wracked Sudanese region, the…
UN, AU and Sudan hold consultation on deployment of UNAMID
28 January 2008--- Senior officials of the United Nations, the African Union and the Government of Sudan met yesterday, 27 January 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss ongoing issues related to the deployment of the joint…
The UN-AU Joint Special Representative for Darfur Voices Deep Concern at the Security Situation
El Fasher, February 3, 2008--- The JSR, Rodolphe Adada is following with deep concern the deteriorating security situation in Chad and the impact it could have on the situation in Darfur. He also notes with great regret the…
Secretary-General, Sudan agree to speed up deployment of peacekeeping force
30 January 2008 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir have agreed on the need to accelerate the deployment of the hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) to the war…
JSR Adada discusses deployment of UNAMID with Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation
El Fasher, Thursday, 7 February 2008 -- The United Nations-African Union Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada has expressed his appreciation to the Government of the Netherlands for its political…
Nigeria commended for supporting UNAMID
04 February, 2007-- El Fasher / N. Darfur – The Nigerian government has been commended for its display of high level support and commitment to the UN-AU hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative…
Secretary-General calls for more resources for Darfur peacekeeping mission
5 February 2008 –With the crisis in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region continuing, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for more troops and vital equipment to support the critically under-strength joint UN-African Union…
UNAMID Force Commander expresses concern over reports of attacks in Western Darfur
8 February 2008 --- "It is with great concern that I have received reports of attacks today by Government forces against villages to the north of Al Geneina in Western Darfur. Many houses in the village of Abu Souruj have…
Government of Sudan and UNAMID sign Status of Forces Agreement
9 February 2008 -- The signing ceremony of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the Government of the Sudan (GoS) and the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was held today, 9 February 2008 in…