Unamid

Speaking in Pretoria, ambassador George Nene said the country was using its position on the UN Security Council to "insist" that the force to be known by its acronym Unamid would have at least have some troops on the ground in October.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

The force, known as Unamid, is set to be the world's biggest peacekeeping mission, with

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

The security situation has degenerated, with a spate of kidnappings of foreign aid workers since the International Criminal Court indicted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for alleged war crimes in Unamid, which is supposed to keep the peace in a territory about the size of, has faced threats and harassment from Sudanese government troops, the UN reported last month, and has also been targeted by bandit gangs active in the remote western region.

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The security situation has degenerated, with a spate of kidnappings of foreign aid workers since the International Criminal Court indicted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for alleged war crimes in Unamid, which is supposed to keep the peace in a territory about the size of, has faced threats and harassment from Sudanese government troops, the UN reported last month, and has also been targeted by bandit gangs active in the remote western region.

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The UN-led peacekeeping mission in Darfur, known as Unamid, has since increased its presence in the area.

Sudan Watch 2008

General Martin Luther Agwai, who led the Unamid force in Darfur, has stated that the conflict is over, and that Darfur suffers more from low-level disputes and banditry.

Regime change in Sudan is not the right way to help Darfur Khalid al-Mubarak 2010

We will expect the government in Khartoum to honor its responsibilities to protect all the citizens of Sudan, and to cooperate fully with Unamid.

The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur Rodolphe Adada 2008

I would remind them that Unamid is a peacekeeping force.

The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur Rodolphe Adada 2008

In addition to helping to end the suffering of the last five years, Unamid represents a giant step forward for the African Union on the international stage, and an expression of the desire for African solutions for African problems.

The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur Rodolphe Adada 2008

Unamid is carrying out more and more night patrols to increase this protection around the clock.

The U.N. Is Making a Difference in Darfur Rodolphe Adada 2008