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28 August 2009 -- UNAMID police received a boost in its deployment of Formed Police Units (FPU) with the arrival yesterday in Darfur of a contingent of 137 police officers from Senegal. They will be joining three officers who…

26 August 2009 -- The Secretary-General expresses his strong appreciation for the dedication shown by the Joint United Nations – African Union Special Representative for Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, who has led UNAMID with…

26 August 2009 -- With the arrival today of 180 police officers the deployment of the two Jordanian Formed Police Units (FPUs) is now complete. These officers were preceded, on 19 August, by an advance party of twenty…

El Fasher, 25 August 2009 -- Marking the end of his tenure in Darfur as the African Union - United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) in Darfur, Mr. Rudolphe Adada, made a farewell tour to South and West Darfur before…

El Fasher 24 August 2009 -- The African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today held a farewell parade in honor of its outgoing Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai. The ceremony was held at El Fasher…

Dili, 25 August 2009 - We hope that everyone will be a winner in this race for peace," said President José Ramos-Horta yesterday at the opening of the Tour-de-Timor, a multi-stage bicycle race open to Timorese and…

23 August 2009 -- AU-UN Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, today met with the Chairman of the African Union Panel on Darfur (AUPD), Mr. Thabo Mbeki and discussed with him the recent activities of the Panel and…

20 August 2009 -- On the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan, I would like to seize this opportunity to send my best wishes to all Sudanese throughout the Sudan in general and Darfur in particular. I trust that all peace…

20 August 2009 - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) yesterday convened a Round Table meeting of the Parties and Partners of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) on the implementation of the DPA chaired by…

Dili, 20 August 2009 - Today marks the 34th anniversary of the formation of the Forças Armadas da Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL)- translated in English as The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East…