UNAMID
United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur

Closure of UNAMID

The United Nations – African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) mandate ended on 31 December 2020 following UN Security Council Resolution 2559, concluding over a decade of peacekeeping efforts to stabilize Darfur and protect civilians.

Press Releases

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08 Sept 2010 Security situation update
The security situation in Tawilla area remains calm but unpredictable. On 7 September, a UNAMID on its way from El Fasher to Tarabat was stopped by a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) convoy and were informed by the commanding…
06 Sept 10 Security situation update
The security situation remains tense following separate incidents over the weekend. A further three inhabitants of the Hamadiya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Zalingei, West Darfur, have died as a result of…
05 Sept 10 Security situation update
The security situation remains tense following separate incidents over the weekend. Shortly before midnight on 3 September, reports were received that a firefight broke out in the Hamadiya internally displaced persons (IDP)…
31 Aug 10 Security situation update
Three Russian aircrew members (two pilots and one navigator) who were abducted on 29 August 2010 in Nyala, South Darfur, were today safely released. The situation in Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp remains…
30 Aug 10 Security situation update
Three Russians helicopter crew working for a private Sudanese aviation company were abducted yesterday by unknown armed assailants at approximately 16.30 hours near their accommodation in Nyala, South Darfur. The Government…
29 Aug 10 Security situation update
On 27 August, unidentified men attempted to break into UNAMID’s camp in Mellit, located approximately 65 kilometers north of El Fasher, North Darfur, but fled when an alarm was raised. A similar incident took place on 26…
24 Aug 10 Security situation update
24 August 2010 - Gunshots were heard last night in one sector of the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, located on the outskirts of Nyala, South Darfur. A UNAMID patrol immediately proceeded in the direction of the…
23 Aug 10 Security situation update
23 August 2010 - UNAMID continues to conduct day and night confidence building patrols within the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp. Access continues to be granted to humanitarian NGOs for entry into Kalma by the…
18 Aug 10 Security situation update
18 August 2010 - A UNAMID mission is planned to several villages outside Kass, South Darfur, following clashes between the Rizeigat and Misseriya tribes on 16 August, in which at least 25 have been reportedly killed. Aid…
17 Aug 10 Security situation update
17 August 2010 - Humanitarian groups were allowed access yesterday to Kalma Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, following more than two weeks of being denied. Urgently needed medicine and fuel has been rushed to the camp…