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UN Mission in Sudan (UNAMID)

Feb 19, 2009 9:47 AM

United Nations, 19 February 2009 - The joint UN/AU mission in Darfur is the first ever of its kind. Rising insecurity in IDP camps is causing alarm. UN patrols try their best to improve security in...

Sudan: Unamid Force Commander Condemns Clashes in Wada'ah

Feb 16, 2009 10:26 PM

Following reports of several days of clashes in the locality of Wada'ah - 90 kilometers south of El-Fasher (North Darfur) - involving the forces of the Government of Sudan (GoS) and armed groups pr...

Sudan rejects ICC warrant on Darfur - 12 Feb 09

Feb 12, 2009 12:22 AM

UN diplomats say the International Criminal Court has decided to issue an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president. But the country's government has ruled out handing over the presiden...

UNAMID Takes Over From AMID

Dec 31, 2007

UNAMID formally took over from AMIS on 31 December 2007. The mandate was extended on 31 July 2008 with the adoption of Security Council resolution 1828 for a further 12 months, until 31 July 2009.

SG Reports the Light Support Package is in Place

Dec 15, 2007

The phase 1, “light support package”, is finally in place – meaning that they now have their 36 armed personnel carriers (para. 2). The current military officers that came in the “light support pa...

Report of the Secretary General on UNAMID

Oct 15, 2007

The Secretary General reported thatbasic legal issues have been agreed to by the AU and UN, such as rules of engagement, the directive for the Police Commissioner of UNAMID and the directive on det...

Report of the Secretary General on Light Support Package

Aug 15, 2007

Phase 1 (“light support package”) nearing completion but still lacks the 36 armored personnel carriers. Phase 2 (“heavy support package”) under the name UNAMID, is required to take control from AMI...

Stakeholders Sign Darfur Peace Agreement

May 5, 2006

n response to the crisis, the African Union, the Sudanese government, and the Sudan Liberation Movement, signed the Darfur Peace Agreement on 5 May 2006, which creates a mechanism for the verifiabl...

Ceasefire Agreement Creates AMID

Apr 2004

The African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) was created following the ceasefire agreement signed in N’Djamena, Chad in April 2004 by the two rebel groups (SLM/A and JEM) and the GoS. The mission ...