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During the opening of the Darfur peace talks currently being held in Doha, under the auspices of the African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mr. Djibrill Bassolé and facilitated by the Qatari Government, both the Acting Joint Special Representative (JSR a.i.) of UNAMID…

The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today said it will continue to deliberate with Government authorities in North Darfur to ensure that judicial processes are correctly followed with regards to the continued detention of a number of leaders of the Abu Shouk and El Salaam…

19 November 2009 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has received confirmed reports that 11 persons have been killed, four injured and two missing following an attack by unidentified armed men on two villages – Taman and Shaleb Shaleb – close to Khor Abeche, South Darfur…

19 November 2009 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy has wound up a two-day visit to Darfur during which she met a cross-section of stakeholders in the peace process in El Fasher in the North and El Geneina…

16 November 2009 - The Tripartite Mechanism for Darfur today held its seventh meeting in Khartoum. The Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union (AU), Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, and UN Under-Secretary…

15 November 2009 - In its seventh meeting scheduled to be held in Khartoum tomorrow, Monday 16 November, the Tripartite Mechanism on Darfur comprising officials from the African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and Sudanese Government, will discuss a number of issues relevant to the future of the AU…

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 transfer opened a new and profoundly challenging chapter in the history of…

31 December 2007 -- Mr. Adada pays his personal tribute to the men and women of AMIS whose dedication, bravery and sacrifice over the last four and a half years has laid the foundation for this new enlarged joint UN and AU Mission. Remarks of the Joint Special Representative Rudolphe Adada at the…

10 April 2008 Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson Gunmen Attack UNAMID Police Patrol Near Zamzam Camp in N. Darfur El Fasher, N. Darfur / 10 April 2008 – One UNAMID police officer was injured and two vehicles hijacked when four unidentified gunmen attacked a UNAMID Police Patrol Wednesday…

PRESS STATEMENT UNAMID Vehicle and Passenger Bus Collide in South Darfur Civilian Fatalities Reported Nyala, S. Darfur, 25 March 2008 - A UNAMID armoured vehicle and a passenger bus collided near Nyala at 0930 hours, today. Initial reports suggest that one passenger and four pedestrians were killed…

Statment attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Dakar Agreement 14 March 2008 -- "The Secretary-General commends the Governments of Chad and the Sudan for the Agreement they reached in Dakar yesterday under the auspices of President Abdoulaye Wade. He is encouraged by…

UNAMID Press Release No/01/2008 January 7, 2008 Press Statement by AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur on the Sudan-Chad border situation The AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur (JSR) and UNAMID Head of Mission, Mr. Rodolphe Adada is following with deep concern the escalating…