Khartoum, 29 January 2009: The AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator, Djibril Yipènè Bassole, expresses his grave concern about the recent military clashes in South Darfur involving the Government of Sudan, the JEM and the SLM – Minni…
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28 January 2009 – A senior United Nations peacekeeping official briefed the Security Council today on the Darfur region, where the security situation remains tense following fighting between various rebel groups and the…
El Fasher, 26 January 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…
New York, 26 January 2009 -- The Secretary-General strongly condemns the hostilities, which have taken place today between a rebel movement and the Sudanese Armed Forces on the outskirts of El Fasher, in North Darfur. This…
El Fasher, 26 January 2009: UNAMID has noted with concern that since the fighting started on 15 January in Muhajeriya, South Darfur, warring factions have been deploying in the vicinity of UNAMID camps in South Darfur. UNAMID…
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 UNAMID Liaison Office in Entebbe, Uganda.The…
El Fasher, 22 Jan 2009 - The Deputy Joint Special Representative, Mr. Henry Anyidoho, met with the Wali (Governor) of North Darfur, Mr. Osman Mohammed Yousif Kibir and a number of high-ranking Sudanese officials upon the…
El Fasher, 21 January 2009 The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will deploy hundreds more troops within the next two months as part of the Mission’s efforts to speed up deployment in Darfur to…
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…
El Fasher, 19 January 2009: The Senior Assistant to the President and Leader of the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/MM), Mr. Minni Minawi, yesterday visited the UNAMID HQ in El Fasher and met with the Deputy Joint Special…