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  United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur
 
Org type Peacekeeping Mission
Acronyms UNAMID
Head Rodolphe Adada
Status Active
Established 31 July 2007
Website un.org/UNAMID
Parent org United Nations Security Council / African Union
Portal Portal:United Nations United Nations Portal

The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur[1] (UNAMID) is a joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping mission formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 on 31 July 2007[2] to bring stability to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan while peace talks on a final settlement continue.

Its initial 12 month mandate has been extended to 31 July 2009[3] Its budget is approximately $106 million per month.[4]

Its force of about 26,000 personnel began to deploy to the region in October 2007. The 9,000-strong African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), which is presently responsible for peacekeeping, is expected to be merged into this new force by 31 December 2007.[5]

The mandate is for a force of up to 19,555 military personnel and 3,772 police, along with a further "19 formed police units comprising up to 140 personnel each."[6] The peacekeepers will be allowed to use force to protect civilians and humanitarian operations. UNAMID will be the first joint UN/AU force and the largest peacekeeping mission. As of December 2008 it has deployed 15,136 total uniformed personnel, including 12,194 troops, 175 military observers, 2,767 police officers, supported by 786 international civilian personnel, 1,405 local civilian staff and 266 United Nations Volunteers.[7]

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[edit] Participants

On 12 August 2007 Alpha Oumar Konare, the chairman of the African Union, announced UNAMID was likely to be an all-African peacekeeping force.[8] However, the following countries have stated they are likely to take part in the peacekeeping mission at one point or another:[9]

Norway was in between autumn 2007 and spring 2008 preparing a large UNAMID contingent of soldiers from engineer, medical and communications battalions. The project was eventually scrapped by the Red-Green Coalition government.[citation needed]

[edit] Casualties

UNAMID deaths by nationality

 Rwanda: 5
 Nigeria: 2
 Uganda: 2
 Ghana: 1
 South Africa: 1

TOTAL: 11
  • A Ugandan peacekeeper had been found shot dead in his car in the El Fasher region on May 29, 2008.[17]
  • Seven UN peacekeepers were killed and twenty-two others injured on July 8, 2008, when UNAMID peacekeeping forces were ambushed by a local militia group.[18] Five Rwandan soldiers and two police officers, one from Ghana, the other from Uganda, were killed.[19] The attack was reported and condemned by the United Nations Security Council.[20]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on July 16, 2008.[21]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on October 7, 2008.[22]
  • A South African peacekeeper was killed on October 30, 2008.[23]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur". http://unamid.unmissions.org/Default.aspx#. 
  2. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 S-RES-1769(2007) on 31 July 2007 (retrieved 2008-04-10)
  3. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1828 S-RES-1828(2008) on 31 July 2008 (retrieved 2008-08-18)
  4. ^ United Nations Security Council Document 443 Report of the Secretary-General on the deployment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur page 8 on 7 July 2008
  5. ^ UN Press Release
  6. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 S-RES-1769(2007) page 3 on 31 July 2007 (retrieved 2008-08-18)
  7. ^ UNAMID Mission Site
  8. ^ "Africa | Darfur force 'to be all-African'". BBC News. 2007-08-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6943435.stm. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  9. ^ "UN ‘hitting the target’ towards deployment of hybrid peace force in Darfur". Un.org. 2007-08-07. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23447&Cr=sudan&Cr1=. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  10. ^ John Pike. "VOA News - Bangladesh Troops to Join UN Force in Sudan". Globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/02/mil-050220-voa03.htm. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  11. ^ "Bangladesh to send troops for UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan". SudanTribune article. 2004-12-20. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article7098. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  12. ^ People's Daily Online - Chinese peace-keeping force formed for Sudan mission[dead link]
  13. ^ McDonald, Henry (2007-08-05). "Irish troops to keep peace in Darfur for UN". Guardian Unlimited (Guardian News and Media Limited). http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2141957,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-20. 
  14. ^ (Norwegian)Dagbladet: Norwegian soldiers being sent to Darfur
  15. ^ "Africa: Continent to Give Troops to Hybrid Darfur Force (Page 1 of 1)". allAfrica.com. 2007-08-03. http://allafrica.com/stories/200708030449.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  16. ^ BBc News: Senegal to triple Darfur troops
  17. ^ The Earthtimes (2008-05-29). "UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur : Africa World". Earthtimes.org. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/208870,un-peacekeeper-killed-in-darfur.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  18. ^ Mvunganyi, Jackson. "UN Peacekeepers Killed In Darfur attack". VOA News. http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-07-09-voa51.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  19. ^ 1:29 p.m. ET (2008-07-09). "U.N.: 7 peacekeepers killed in Darfur - Sudan - MSNBC.com". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25602043/. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  20. ^ United Nations Security Council Verbatim Report meeting 5935 on 16 July 2008 (retrieved 2008-07-20)
  21. ^ "Africa - UN peacekeeper killed in Darfur". Al Jazeera English. 2008-07-17. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/07/2008716184723185231.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  22. ^ "Africa | Darfur ambush kills peacekeeper". BBC News. 2008-10-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7656359.stm. Retrieved on 2009-04-25. 
  23. ^ [1][dead link]

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