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Khartoum, 17 February 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, met on 16 February 2009 in Khartoum with Mr. Gernot Erler, Member of the German…

El-Fasher, 16 February 2009 -- Following reports of several days of clashes in the locality of Wada’ah - 90 kilometers south of El-Fasher (North Darfur) - involving the forces of the Government of Sudan (GoS) and armed groups…

N'Djamena, 9 February 2009-- ASG for Rule of Law and Security Institutions at DPKO, Mr. Dimitry Titov, visited the Chadian Prime Minister, Mr. Youssouf Saleh Abbas and MINURCAT, the peacekeeping operation in the Central…

The latest report by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste has been released. The report covers the period from 9 July 2008 to 20 January 2009 and highlights the major developments in…

11 February 2009 -- The Secretary-General’s latest report to the Security Council on the African Union-United Nations operation in Darfur (UNAMID)was released in New York today, his spokeswoman Michele Montas announced at a…

10 February 2009 -- The Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), General Martin Luther Agwai, has pledged that the mission will help the residents of two South Darfur towns rebuild their…

10 February 2009 -- More than 3,000 people have arrived at the Zam Zam camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) near El Fasher in North Darfur, in recent days. Many came from the area around the South Darfur town of…

9 February 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Rodolphe Adada, yesterday led an assessment team to Muhajeriya, South Darfur, to inspect the conditions…

9 February 2009 -- On 9 February 2009 at 1032 hours, a UNAMID Mi-8 helicopter was fired at by unknown assailants, approximately 70 km south west of El Fasher, while on a food supply mission. No casualties were recorded, and…

8 February 2009 -- The security situation in the South Darfur town of Muhajeriya, where Sudanese Government forces recently fought members of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), is reported to be calm. A large…