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.
PRESS RELEASE Three UNAMID Peacekeepers Killed and Two Seriously Injured in North Darfur El Fasher, 05 December 2009 - At about 1645 hrs on Friday 4 Dec 09, a UNAMID platoon of 20 Rwandan Peacekeepers on board three Land…
4 December 2009 -- On 4 December at approximately 4:15 p.m. local time, a military convoy of the UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) escorting a water tanker, was ambushed by unidentified armed assailants at…
4 December 2009 – Two Rwandan peacekeepers from the joint African Union-United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed and others wounded today in an attack by unidentified gunmen while collecting water at the north of…
INFORMATION NOTE UNAMID Strongly Rejects Accusations in a Sudan Tribune Report against its Peacekeepers El Fasher, 01 December 2009 : According to a Sudan Tribune (ST) news report published on 29 November 2009, “seven…
2 December 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention, following consultations with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to appoint Mr. Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria as…
30 November 2009 -- A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today voiced “extreme” concern over the fate of two abducted staff members of the joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID), warning that the security…
24 November 2009 - A delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council today met with regional Government officials, community leaders and UNAMID staff in North Darfur. The delegation, headed by Ambassador…
23 November 2009 -- Increased threats to international staff in Darfur, including “extremely alarming” kidnappings, ongoing military action by Chad, Sudan and rebels, and Government limits on peacekeepers’ movements continue…
23 November 2009 -- As part of a three-day visit to Sudan, a delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council is expected to meet officials of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) at its El Fasher headquarters…
22 November 2009 - As part of an agreement with the Sudanese Government, UNAMID has been tasked with providing technical assistance in Sudan’s upcoming elections, currently slated for April 2010. UNAMID staff members are…
22 November 2009 - More than 150 ex-combatants took part today in the first of a three-day demobilization and reintegration programme sponsored by the Government of Sudan and supported by UNAMID. The wheels for the initiative…
19 November 2009 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today said it will continue to deliberate with Government authorities in North Darfur to ensure that judicial processes are correctly followed…