26 January 2009 -- UNAMID expresses grave concern over the events in North Darfur
El Fasher, 26 Jan 2009 - UNAMID is gravely concerned over the disturbing events that have taken place today close to the city of El Fasher, North Darfur. Explosions, shelling, mortars and sounds of fighter jets alerted the inhabitants of El Fasher at early hours of the day and gave room to spreading…
23 January 2009 -- exchange of letters between UNAMID and the government of Uganda
EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN UNAMID AND THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW LIAISON OFFICE IN ENTEBBE KAMPALA, JANUARY 23. During a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda in Kampala, UNAMID and the Government of Uganda exchanged letters on the establishment of a new…
19 January 2009 -- Tripartite mechanism on Darfur meets in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, 19 January 2009 – Representatives of the African Union Commission, the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Sudan (GoS) met today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the third meeting of the Tripartite coordinating mechanism on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID) to…
18 January 2009 -- UNAMID statement on the situation in Muhajeria, South Darfur
El Fasher, 18 January, 2009 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, has confirmed that the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has taken full control of Muhajeriya, South Darfur, from the Sudan Liberation Movement of Minni Minawi (SLA/M) after fierce fighting that…
1 January 2009 -- First anniversary of the African Union- United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur
El Fasher, 1 January 2009 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) marks today its first year of service to the people of Darfur. In the year since the transfer of responsibility from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) on 31 December 2007, former AMIS…
29 December 2008 -- UNAMID statement on death of peacekeeper
El Fasher, 29 December 2008 – The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) announces with regret the death of one of its peacekeepers as a result of injuries sustained when fired upon in the course of a hijacking carried out by unknown armed men in the town of El Fasher in…
23 December 2008 -- UNAMID bids farewell to peacekeeper
El Fasher, 23 December 2008: The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur today bid farewell to one of its peacekeepers, the Late Private Isaac Adegbaju, who died after a short illness on 15 December 2008 in North Darfur. The mission Chief of Staff, Mr. John Almstrom, on behalf of the…
27 November 2008 -- Darfur Security Integrated Task Force Holds its First Meeting in Khartoum
El Fasher, 27 November 2008 - The African Union -United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and Government of Sudan (GoS) Darfur Security Integrated Task Force (DSITF), held in Khartoum yesterday its first meeting to discuss issues of common concern related to security in Darfur. The AU-UN…
12 November 2008 -- UNAMID welcomes the announcement of an immediate cease-fire in Darfur
El Fasher, 12 November 2008 – The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomes the announcement of an immediate ceasefire in Darfur made today by Sudan President Omar Hassan El Bashir at the closing session of the Sudan People’s Forum. This ceasefire could signal the…
10 November 2008 -- UNAMID peacekeepers ambushed near Geneina, west Darfur
El Fasher, 10 November 2008 On Sunday 9 November, at about 17:45 hrs, a UNAMID Peacekeepers patrol from the Nigerian Protection Force Company stationed at the Geneina Super Camp, in West Darfur, was ambushed by a group of unknown men, armed with Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and AK-47 assault…
10 November 2008 -- UNAMID categorically denies plans for live-fire exercises in North Darfur
El Fasher, 10 November 2008 Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Public Service Announcements were broadcast by El Fasher Radio yesterday morning to inform the population that the UNAMID Force would conduct live-fire exercises in the Dirwat Fashar area, east of El Fasher (North Darfur), from Monday 10 to…
31 December 2007 - UNAMID Takes Over Peacekeeping in Darfur
UNAMID Press Release #1 (2007) 31 December 2007 UNAMID Takes Over Peacekeeping in Darfur The African Union Mission Transfers Authority to the International Force in a Historic Ceremony in El Fasher El Fasher / N. Darfur - The Joint United Nations / African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has…