UNAMID

The United Nations organization has been very active in Sudan. UNAMID is the name of the hybrid United Nations/ African Union mission in Darfur. More formally referred to as Resolution 1769, this mission was passed on 31 July, 2007 and acted upon the following December. It implemented the Darfur Peace Agreement and enabled peacebuilding missions to Sudan.

UNAMID headquarters in El Fasher, Sudan. The five main leaders of the mission are:

1. Rodolphe Adada from the Republic of Congo: joint AU-UN special representative,


2. Henry Anyidoho from Ghana: joint AU-UN deputy rep.,


3. Hocine Medili from Algeria: deputy joint special rep. for operations and management,


4. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai from Nigeria: force commander and


5. Michael J. Fryer from South Africa: police commissioner.

The mandate of UNAMID allowed for the deployment of UN forces in Sudan in order to accomplish the following:

• To protect humanitarian personnel and supplies belonging to the UN.


• To protect civilians during the implementation of a Peace Agreement.


• To restore security and ensure humanitarian aid reaches all those in need.


• To protect civilians from attack and physical harm.


• To monitor and ensure the country's compliance with ceasefire agreements.


• To oversee the acting out of the political process towards peace in the region.


• To help establish an environment for economic growth and development.


• To ensure the sustainable repatriation of refugees and enable the long awaited homage of internally displaced persons.


• To establish an ideology of respect and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms.


• To promote and create the environment for rule of law in Darfur by establishing independent judiciary systems, Sudanese authority figures and proper prisons.


• To keep track of the border security situations with neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic.


• And to disarm militias such as the Janjaweed.

If you are interested, you can find the latest updates on the group's progress in Darfur and other reports produced by their correspondents in the region. It is all available on the website.