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2 March 2009 -- UNAMID Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, today travelled to Nyala, South Darfur, and El Geneina, West Darfur, to meet with local authorities in an effort to engage the Government at the…

2 March 2009 -- The remainder of the Egyptian infantry battalion, consisting of 93 peacekeepers, started arriving in El Fasher, North Darfur today. The second batch, also consisting of 93 peacekeepers, is scheduled to arrive…

1 March 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African-Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, met today in Khartoum with Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Sudanese Ministry…

25 February 2009 -- An additional 150 Senegalese peacekeepers arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to bring the total number of members in the Senegalese infantry battalion to 834. The principal duties of the battalion…

24 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the commitment of the Government of Sudan and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) to release prisoners as part of the "Agreement of goodwill and confidence-building for…

24 February 2009 -- Yesterday, senior officials with the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) visited thousands of civilians who have recently arrived at the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons…

22 February 2009 -- UNAMID Police will tonight conduct its first night patrols at a new community policing centre (CPC) constructed between two large camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near El Fasher.With the…

Khartoum, 19 February 2009 -- The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, and UNAMID Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai, briefed the members of the Darfur Partners Group on the…

19 February 2009 -- UNAMID Force Commander, Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, today met with the Minister of Defence, Gen. Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussain, in Khartoum to discuss the security situation in Darfur, particularly in…

New York, 17 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General welcomes the "Agreement of goodwill and confidence-building for the settlement of the problem in Darfur" signed in Doha, Qatar, today by the Government of Sudan and the…