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19 September 2008 – Fresh fighting between Government and rebel forces in the north of Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region has severely restricted the delivery of critical aid amid unconfirmed reports that thousands more people…

22 September 2008 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping convened a meeting on Darfur in New York on Sunday, 21 September, to review the security and humanitarian…

15 September 2008 – A UNAMID helicopter in Darfur was able to land safely yesterday after being shot at in the third incident of its kind in the war-wracked region of western Sudan.The helicopter was on its way to Shangil…

15 September 2008 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairperson Jean Ping have appointed Mr. Azouz Ennifar of Tunisia as Deputy Joint AU-UN Mediator for Darfur. Mr. Ennifar will assist the…

12 September 2008 -- The Secretary-General welcomes and supports the establishment of the Ministerial Committee on Darfur under the joint chairmanship of the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of…

12 September 2008 - The African Union/United Nations Joint Chief Mediator, Mr. Djibrill Bassole, is concerned by reports of ongoing fighting in Darfur. The Joint Chief Mediator calls on all parties to exercise restraint and…

11 September 2008 -- The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission to Darfur (UNAMID) had one of its sewage trucks carjacked today by unknown gunmen in North Darfur state.Three men approached the truck at a…

3 September 2008 -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) today reports an increased presence of Government of Sudan Police near the Kalma camp housing displaced persons in Nyala. On Monday, a…

31 August 2008 -- On the eve of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, the most venerated and blessed of the Islamic year, I should like to extend to the population of Darfur and the whole Sudanese nation my…

1 September 2008 -- The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, officially expressed to the Government of Sudan UNAMID’s “grave concern…