UNAMID

Closure of UNAMID

The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur completed its mandate on 31 December 2020. You can find information about the mission’s past activities and achievements on this website.

A UN political mission continues to support the transition in Sudan (https://unitams.unmissions.org/en).

2 March; Under-Secretary General for the Department of Operational Support, Mr. Atul Khare (extreme left), accompanied by Officer-In Charge of UNAMID, Mr. M’Baye Babacar, met with the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan at the latter’s office in the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan. They discussed the Mission’s drawdown and cooperation with the Government of Sudan and the local authorities to facilitate smooth and successful drawdown and liquidation processes before UNAMID’s exit from Darfur, as mandated by the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated the Mission’s mandate as of 31 December 2020. Sudan Government Photo.

27 February; Under-Secretary General for the United Nation’s Department of Operational Support (DOS), Mr. Atul Khare (center right) arrived in Sudan to oversee UNAMID’s Drawdown Operations. Mr. Khare was received at Khartoum airport by Ambassador Omer Abdalla Bashir, Director of UNAMID and UNITAMS Unit at the Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Nadir Yousif Eltayeb, Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry. Photo by Nabil Mohamed, UNAMID.

17 February; Officer-in Charge of UNAMID, Mr. M’Baye Babacar Cissé (extreme left) accompanied by the Mission Chief of Staff, Mr. Luke Mhlaba and Director of Mission Support Division, Mr. Houston Fergusson and UNAMID senior staff met with the Wali (Governor) of Central Darfur State, Mr. Adeeb Abdulrahman Yousif (center) at the latter’s office in Zalingei, Central Darfur. During the meeting, they discussed issues related to the Mission’s drawdown and cooperation with the Government of Sudan and the local authorities for a smooth and successful handover of the Mission’s Team Sites and assets before its exit from Darfur as mandated by the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMID mandate as of 31 December 2020. Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.

25 February; UNAMID handed over its Team Site in Menawashi, South Darfur, to the Government of Sudan. The Wali (Governor) of South Darfur State, Government delegation from Khartoum, local officials, representatives of local communities, including IDPs, youth and women attended the ceremony where the handover documents were signed by Mr. Musa Mahdi Isaac, Wali of South Darfur State, on behalf of the Government of Sudan, and Mr. Houston Fergusson, Director of the Mission Support Division, on behalf of UNAMID. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Musa Isaac reiterated the Government’s commitment to use the Team Site as a Community Development College, affiliated to the University of Nyala, and urged the local community members to take full ownership of the Team Site and help transform it into the College. Local community leaders thanked the Team Site personnel and the Tanzanian Battalion for all the support and services extended to the local population over the past nine years since the establishment of the UNAMID Team Site in Menawashi. Mr. Fergusson in turn, expressed UNAMID’s gratitude to the Government of Sudan and local community members for their cooperation with the Mission’s Team Site personnel and expressed his sincere hope that the Team Site premises will be utilized for civilian purposes as planned and continue to serve the needs of the local community. The handover is part of the Mission’s drawdown plan in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMID mandate as of 31 December 2020. Photo by Zurab Elzarov, UNAMID.

24 February; UNAMID Drawdown working Group and Government of Sudan Joint Taskforce conducted a one-day coordination and cooperation workshop at the Mission Log Base in El Fasher, North Darfur. The workshop, attended by the Director of Mission Support Division, Mr. Houston Fergusson, Government officials, and UNAMID Senior staff discussed the implementation of the Mission’s Team Sites Closure and Drawdown plan and the challenges facing the process, particularly to safety and security of the Team sites, UNAMID staff, assets and premises. The workshop acknowledged the revised schedule for the Team Sites Handover plan in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMID mandate as of 31 December 2020. Photo by Salah Mohammed, UNAMID.

Earlier today, Under-Secretary General for the United Nation’s Department of Operational Support (DOS), Mr. Atul Khare (center)met with the Sudan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Mariam Al-Saddiq Al-Mahdi at her office in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Officer-in Charge of UNAMID, Mr. M’Baye Babacar Cissé (extreme left) was in attendance. During the meeting, they discussed the Mission’s drawdown and cooperation with the Government of Sudan and the local authorities to facilitate seamless drawdown and liquidation processes before UNAMID’s exit from Darfur as mandated by the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 (2020) which terminated UNAMID mandate on 31 December 2020. Photo by Makarim Mohammed, UNAMID.