UNAMID
United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
UNAMID
United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur

Closure of UNAMID

The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) mandate ended on 31 December 2020 following UN Security Council Resolution 2559, concluding over a decade of peacekeeping efforts to stabilize Darfur and protect civilians.

UNAMID News

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UNAMID receives additional Egyptian peacekeepers
17 August 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today received the first batch of the remaining Egyptian contingent consisting of 95 personnel. The remaining of the contingent will arrive on 20…
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Tanzanian Battalion begins deployment in Darfur
12 August 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today received a boost in its deployment with the arrival of 200 personnel advance party of the first Tanzanian Battalion in Darfur. The primary…
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Additional peacekeepers from Burkina Faso arrive in Darfur
11 August 2009 -- The second batch of the advance party of the infantry battalion from Burkina Faso, consisting of 133 personnel, arrived today in Nyala in South Darfur to join the African Union-United Nations Hybrid…
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Ethiopian infantry battalion advance party arrives in Darfur
5 August 2009 -- As UNAMID continues to move towards its goal of 97 per cent deployment by the end of this year, another infantry battalion has arrived in Darfur. The first batch of the advance party of the Ethiopian Infantry…
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JSR Adada welcomes extension of UNAMID mandate
31 July 2009 -- The United Nations Security Council by resolution 1881 (2009) has extended the mandate of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for another year until 31 July 2010. The Council welcomed the improvement in the…
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Security Council extends UNAMID by another year
30 July 2009 -- The Security Council agreed today to extend the work of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur by another year and called for the UN to set out a plan so it can measure whether…
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UNAMID's long range patrol visits IDP camps in Tawila
23 July 2009 -- UNAMID Police Commissioner, Micheal Fryer, continued his four-day long range patrol in Tawila, about 60 kilometres west of El Fasher. He was accompanied by UNAMID Deputy Force Commander Duma Mdutyana, and by…

United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur

UNAMID was established on 31 July 2007 with the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1769. The mission was mandated to protect civilians, support humanitarian access, and promote peace and human rights in Darfur.