Geopolitics

UN-African Union Mission in Darfur in final shutdown phase

New York: Practically all peacekeepers and staff have now left the hybrid UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in line with its drawdown plan, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday. more

Sudan: Intercommunal clashes displace tens of thousands in volatile Darfur region

New York : Around 40,000 have been displaced in Sudan’s West Darfur State in recent days, following intercommunal clashes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...

Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement

New York : The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between the Transitional Government o ...

UN suspending handover of camps in Darfur, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

New York, June 15 (JEN): The joint African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), is suspending the handover of any more camps for displaced civilians to the Sudanese military, against a ba ...

With realities shifting in Darfur, operations on the ground ‘must change’, urges UN official

New York: The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur “must change” in accordance with the shifting realities on the ground, the Organization’s top peaceke ...

AU-UN mission in Darfur extra-vigilant in wake of attacks on civilian camps

New York: Following a series of armed attacks on camps hosting displaced Sudanese in central Darfur, the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission there has urged all partie ...

‘Durable solutions’ needed for durable peace in Darfur, UN envoy tells Security Council

New York, May 11 (JEN): The overall security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region “remains calm”, despite continuing low-level skirmishes, a top United Nations envoy said ...

UN envoy urges hold-out armed groups to sign accord for durable peace in Sudan’s Darfur

New York: While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences – have been largely unaddres ...

Darfur: Displacement slows but returns remain difficult, warns UN peacekeeping chief

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): Despite some recent voluntary returns among those displaced in Sudan's Darfur region, lack of security, services and sustainable livelihoods in return areas ha ...

A ‘different’ Darfur has emerged since 2003; exit strategy for AU-UN mission being considered

New York, Apr 5 (Just Earth News): The African Union (AU) and the United Nations are actively discussing with the Government of Sudan how best to configure a strategy for AU-UN peacekeeping ...