UNAMID News
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30 June 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the African Union Chairperson have appointed Mr. Djibril Yipènè Bassolé of Burkina Faso as Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur. Mr. Bassolé will conduct the mediation…
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10 July 2008 - The UN-AU mission in Darfur reports today that the attack on a UNAMID patrol on Tuesday , 8 July, resulted in the deaths of seven peacekeepers -- five Rwandan military personnel and two police officers – one…
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27 June 2008 -- Among UNAMID’s activities is building the skills of women in Darfur as a way of equipping them to be active players in the socio-economic life of Darfur. One such recent activity, concluded on 26 June, was a…
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EL FASHER, 14 July 2008: The joint African Union – UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today vowed to maintain its operations in the region and continue implementing its mandate, as non-essential staff prepared to…
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12 July 2008, El Fasher/North Darfur State – In a solemn funeral ceremony, the African Union-United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) honoured the seven peacekeepers, who lost their lives during the deadly…
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18 July 2008 -- The joint African Union – UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today bade farewell to one of its Nigerian peacekeepers killed on 16 July whilst on patrol in Forobaranga, West Darfur. The peacekeeper was…
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17 July 2008 -- UNAMID today welcomed the arrival of 172 Chinese engineers n Nyala, bring the total number of Chinese engineers in Darfur to 315 and the total number of UNAMID forces to 8,000. The Chinese contingent will work…
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16 July 2008 -- The Security Council adopted a presidential statement condemning last week’s killings, calling it an “unacceptable act of extreme violence” and noting it is the worst attack on the mission since it began at…
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16 July 2008 – A peacekeeper serving with the joint African Union-United Nations force in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed today while on patrol in the strife-torn region, just one week after seven blue helmets with the mission…
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15 July 2008 –The two United Nations peacekeeping missions in Sudan have reported that the situation there is calm, following yesterday’s announcement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he is…
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21 July 2008 -- "With the world fixated on recent events at the International Criminal Court and how they will affect the situation in Sudan, it is important to remember what is happening in Darfur today," said UNAMID Force…
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20 March 2008 -- GENEVA- A report issued on Thursday by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), that was prepared in cooperation with the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), stated that recent…