Press releases

  • 1 September 2008 -- UNAMID JSR expresses grave concern to government of Sudan over kalma incident
    01 Dec 2008 - The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, officially expressed to the Government of Sudan UNAMID’s “grave concern” over the recent tragic incidents of 25 August 2008 at the Internally Displaced Persons camp of Kalma, South Darfur, notably concerning the excessive use of force which caused the death of innocent IDPs, including children and women, in addition to a considerable number of wounded.
  • 12 October 2008 -- Indonesian Formed Police Unit (FPU) arrive in El Fasher
    01 Dec 2008 - A contingent of 130 officers from the Indonesian Formed Police Unit (FPU) arrived in El Fasher today, aboard a special UN flight from Jakarta, at the start of a one-year tour of duty with the African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The unit was received at the airport by UNAMID Deputy Police Commissioner for Operations, Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, and UNAMID Police Sector North Commander, John Gachomo.
  • 28 May 2008 -- UNAMID to mark 60th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping
    01 Dec 2008 - UNAMID Press Release No. 25 28 May 2008 UNAMID to mark 60th anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID will on Thursday 29 May 2008, commemorate the 60th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping Day to honor the brave men and women who continue to serve in UN peacekeeping missions throughout the world as well as remember those that lost their lives in the quest for peace.
  • 22 July 2008 -- UNAMID Security Officer Assaulted in El Fasher
    01 Dec 2008 - UNAMID press release 22 July 2008
    UNAMID Security Officer Assaulted in El Fasher
    EL FASHER, 22 July 2008 - On the afternoon of 21 July 2008, a UN security officer was beaten up by military personnel of the Government of Sudan and then forced into a military vehicle before being taken to a Military base.
  • 31 July 2008 -- JSR Adada recieves NGO report on unavailability of helicopters for UNAMID
    01 Dec 2008 - UNAMID Press Release 31 July 2008
    JSR ADADA RECEIVES NEW RESEARCH REPORT FROM 36 NGOs  ON WORLDWIDE UNAVAILABILITY OF HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID
     
  • 20 September 2008 -- UNAMID observes international day of peace
    01 Dec 2008 - The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID will join other institutions and organizations tomorrow to mark this year’s International Day of Peace with a special ceremony to be held at the State Legislative Council Hall in El Fasher, North Darfur.
  • 10 August 2008 -- UNAMID on Sudanese Authorities offer of assistance
    01 Dec 2008 -  UNAMID, the African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, has noted the publication, in the Rwandan newspaper The New Times dated 7 August 2008, of an article related to the ambush of a UNAMID patrol on 8 July 2008, near Um Hakibah, approximately 130 kilometers south-west of Al Fasher, which resulted in the death of 7 Peacekeepers, 5 of them from the UNAMID Rwandan contingent.
  • 19 September 2008 -- UNAMID facilitates a reconciliation meeting between the GOS and Minni Minawi
    01 Dec 2008 - Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha praised UNAMID efforts for its contribution to make a success his meeting today in Al Fasher with Minni Minawi, the Senior Assistant to the Sudanese President and Head of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority.
  • 12 July 2008, UNAMID Honours its Slain Peacekeepers in an Official Ceremony in North Darfur
    01 Dec 2008 - 12 July 2008, El Fasher/North Darfur State UNAMID Press Release
    UNAMID Honours its Slain Peacekeepers in an Official Ceremony in North Darfur
  • 22 April 2008 -- JSR Adada briefs the Security Council in New York.
    01 Dec 2008 - Press Release No. 28             24 April 2008 Addressing the UN Security Council Darfur Peacekeeping Chief Calls upon the International Community to Match Expectations with Contributions

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