"The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur," op-ed by JSR Adada in the Wall St. Journal
25 June 2008 -- "A delegation from the United Nations Security Council recently witnessed the challenges facing the African Union/U.N. operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We are missing forces and the equipment needed to sustain…
Secretary-General Ban applauds entry into force of security pact in African Great Lakes region
24 June 2008 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the entry into force of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region after its ratification by eight African countries. The pact entered…
UNAMID Police begins first training programme for GoS Police
22 June 2008 -- The Police component of the African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID) conducted its first training programme in Criminal Investigations for the Government of the Sudan (GoS) Police officials in…
UNAMID condemns first murder of peacekeeper
29 May 2008 -–UNAMID confirmed today that a Ugandan civilian police inspector serving with the operation has been “brutally and shamelessly murdered” in the north of the strife-torn region of Sudan. Inspector John Kennedy…
Senior United Nations official takes stock of rule of law in Darfur
2 July 2008 -- Dmitry Titov, the UN Assistant Secretary-General in charge of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York recently paid a working…
UNAMID condemns ambush of joint military/police patrol in north Darfur
El Fasher, N. Darfur, 9 July 2008 – The Joint AU/UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) joins the Secretary-General of the United Nations in condemning in the strongest terms the attack on its peacekeepers that took place on the…
Secretary-General Ban condemns violence against UNAMID peacekeepers
9 July 2008 -- "On 8 July at approximately 14h45 local time, a UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) joint police and military patrol was ambushed by unidentified militia between Gusa Jamat and Wadah (100 km…
SLA/Minni Faction Commanders Obstruct UNAMID Peacekeepers Movement.
2 July 2008 – A combined patrol team of UNAMID Force and CIVPOL on a routine confidence building patrol to Zamzam IDP camp in North Darfur was obstructed by armed SLA/Minni commanders. The incident happened at 10:30 am, 30…
Djibril Yipènè Bassolé appointed as Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur
30 June 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union Chairperson have appointed Mr. Djibril Yipènè Bassolé of Burkina Faso as Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur. Mr. Bassolé will conduct the mediation…
Fact-finding investigation underway into Tuesday's fatal attack on UNAMID peacekeepers
10 July 2008 - The UN-AU mission in Darfur reports today that the attack on a UNAMID patrol on Tuesday , 8 July, resulted in the deaths of seven peacekeepers -- five Rwandan military personnel and two police officers – one…
UNAMID actively empowering women with life skills
27 June 2008 -- Among UNAMID’s activities is building the skills of women in Darfur as a way of equipping them to be active players in the socio-economic life of Darfur. One such recent activity, concluded on 26 June, was a…
UNAMID stresses peacekeeping operations will continue throughout Darfur
EL FASHER, 14 July 2008: The joint African Union – UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today vowed to maintain its operations in the region and continue implementing its mandate, as non-essential staff prepared to…