UN-AU Joint Special Representative concerned over ongoing military activity in Western Darfur
9 February 2008 -- "It is with great concern that I have been watching developments in Western Darfur, where in the past 36 hours attacks on villages by Government forces have resulted in deaths and significant population…
UN Police trainers to meet in Ghana to discuss plans for Darfur force
15 February 2008 –Senior international police trainers will gather in Ghana next week to coordinate plans to run pre-deployment training for the thousands of United Nations police – the largest-ever UN Police contingent –…
UN Secretary-General welcomes the UNAMID Status-of-Forces-Agreement
14 February 2008 -- The Secretary-General is pleased to announce that the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United Nations/African Union and the Government of Sudan was signed by Joint Special Representative Adada…
The Secretary-General is extremely concerned by the renewed violence in West Darfur
19 February 2008 -- "The Secretary-General is extremely concerned by the renewed violence in West Darfur, and notes in particular that the bombing on 18-19 February of Aro Sharow, a camp for internally displaced persons which…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issues report on UNAMID
20 February 2008 -- “The Secretary-General, in a report to the Security Council on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations hybrid operations in Darfur, known as UNAMID, says that the situation in West Darfur has…
Interview with UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ameerah Haq, during her visit to Sirba
22 February 2007 -- Recent attacks by government forces and armed militia on the Western Darfur villages of Abu Suruj, Sirba and Silia are leaving a trail of destruction, displacement and civilian casualties. In Jebel Moon…
Statement by JSR Adada and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Ameerah Haq
24 February 2008 -- "UNAMID has received reports this morning of aerial bombings in the Jebel Muun area of Western Darfur. We are gravely concerned for the safety of thousands of civilians who are in this area," said a…
UNAMID Joint Special Representative Adada visits conflict-affected villages in Western Darfur
26 February 2008 – UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, today visited the town of Silea in Western Darfur to personally assess the situation on the ground following recent attacks in the area. He met with…
UNAMID Police on first long-distance patrol in Darfur
27 February 2008 -- UNAMID’s Formed Police Unit (FPU) from Bangladesh has conducted its first long distance patrol aimed at testing their operational capacity and enhancing the visibility of the UNPolice in the area. The…
Difficult road to peace in Gereda
15 February 2008 -- With 135,000 internally displaced persons, the city of Gereda in South Darfur houses the highest number of IDPs in Darfur – a region in which some 2.5 million are displaced. After reports of a steady…
UN Police in Darfur extends patrols to SLA/M controlled areas
3 March 2008 -- In an effort to strengthen cooperation and trust between the UN and the local police and population in Darfur, the UN Police working for UNAMID conducted the first confidence-building patrol in areas…
UNAMID Chairs the First Meeting of the Darfur Ceasefire Commission in 2008
1 March 2008 -- The Darfur Ceasefire commission (CFC) held its first meeting in 2008 with the absence of one major party. On 29 February, representatives from the Government of Sudan (GoS) and rebel movements came together…