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New York, 6 May 2009--The Secretary-General is following developments in eastern Chad with increasing concern. The Secretary-General appeals to all parties to respect the humanitarian character of the operations of the United…

El Fasher, 6 May 2009 -- The Italian Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies and Vulnerable Situations, Mrs. Margherita Boniver, today paid a one-day visit to El Fasher, North Darfur. The Special Envoy and her delegation…

New York, 4 May 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the Agreement signed between the Governments of Chad and Sudan on 3 May in Doha under the auspices of Qatar and Libya.The Secretary-General recalls all earlier Agreements…

El Fasher, 3 May 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID) today bid farewell to its outgoing Deputy Force Commander, Major-General Emmanuel Karake Karenzi. Major-General Karenzi, a Rwandan national…

30 April 2009 -- UNAMID peacekeepers today gathered together for a memorial parade in honor of one of their colleagues, Major Bala Etsu, who died on 27 April 2009, following a brief illness. The Officer before his death was a…

27 April 2009 -- UNAMID chief and African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative to Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, this morning briefed the UN Security Council on the latest developments in the Sudanese region. “Our…

23 April 2009 -- UNAMID Acting Joint Special Representative, Mr. Hocine Medili, today met with Dutch Ambassador to Sudan, H.E. Norbertus Wilhelminus Maria Braakhuis. This is the diplomat’s first official visit to Darfur since…

20 April 2009 – A fire broke out last night at the UNAMID headquarters causing millions of dollars worth of damage. UNAMID fire fighters, assisted by blue helmets from Rwanda and Egypt and the State Airport Fire Brigade…

15 April 2009 – The joint United Nations-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Darfur today reported that the security situation remains calm as scheduled troop rotations begin among some unitsThe hybrid operation, which…

Abeche, 21 March 2009 – Within the framework of supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS, MINURCAT financed two QIPs (Quick Impact Project) initiated respectively by the "Association tchadienne de marketing social au Tchad…