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24 June 2008 –Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the entry into force of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region after its ratification by eight African countries. The pact entered…

25 June 2008 -- "A delegation from the United Nations Security Council recently witnessed the challenges facing the African Union/U.N. operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We are missing forces and the equipment needed to sustain…

18 June 2008 -- A UNAMID staff member was abducted, stripped of official and personal belongings, and physically assaulted by members of an armed Arab militia, as three of his colleagues were held at gun-point, at…

5 June 2008 - The UN Security Council (UNSC) delegation visited the United Nations-African Union Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) Headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of a 4-day visit to Sudan within the framework of a…

11 June 2008 -- The leadership and personnel of UNAMID wish to convey their condolences to the government and people of Sudan after the terrible accident at Khartoum airport on 10 June which resulted in such tragic loss of…

28 May 2008 --The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID will on Thursday 29 May 2008, commemorate the 60th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping Day to honor the brave men and women who continue to serve in UN…

2 June 2008 -- Darfurians have once again been called upon to stop fighting and seek the path of peace. “Let’s return to the Path of peace” advised the Deputy Joint Special Representative of UNAMID, Mr. Henry Anyidoho, while…

5 June 2008 -- "On behalf of UNAMID, senior leadership and all staff members, I would like to start by warmly welcoming you all to Sudan and to the Headquarters of UNAMID. I have with me here, among others, my deputies…

13 May 2008 –Ongoing military activities by Darfur’s rebel groups as well as reprisal actions by the Sudanese Government and its allied militia are costing lives and limiting humanitarian operations in the strife-torn region…

13 May 2008 –The Security Council today deplored the weekend attacks by a Darfurian rebel group against the Sudanese Government on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Khartoum, but urged restraint from all sides and…