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El Fasher, 22 May 2009 – Nearly 500 Bangladeshi soldiers and police officers are arriving in Darfur this week, part of a fresh infusion of peacekeepers to the ranks of the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur…

El Fasher, 20 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) in Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, called today for an end to recent fighting near the Chadian-Sudanese border and urged the two…

El Fasher, 18 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today briefed the leaders of the African Union, the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference on the latest political…

El Fasher, 17 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today condemned an attack by armed elements against a Sudanese military position in North Darfur.Armed elements, allegedly part of the…

Johnson Abbah Umama was never lost in the crowd in Nyala. With his booming voice, friends and UNAMID colleagues often heard him enter a room before they saw him, and with his jovial, outspoken nature, he always seemed to be…

Khartoum, 14 May 2009 - The head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) held a series of meetings in Khartoum today with senior Sudanese Government officials as part of his continuing efforts to…

On the 5th of May, is the day agreements were signed in 1999 in New York that paved the way for the Popular Consultation on August 30 of that year. That day, ten years ago, represents the beginning of the process that led to…

N'Djamena, 11 May 2009 - The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) has temporarily deployed 120 peacekeepers in the town of Koukou Angarana. The MINURCAT blue helmets will ensure the…

12 May 2009 -- The AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Rodolphe Adada, held discussions today with the Undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mutrif Siddiq, and the Presidential Adviser, Mustafa…

El Fasher, 8 May 2009 – The African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announces with deep regret that one of its peacekeepers was shot and killed last night in South Darfur during a carjacking incident. At approximately…