United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur
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The African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
(UNAMID) is a joint African Union
and United Nations
peacekeeping mission formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769
on July 31, 2007, 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 July 31, 2010. Its budget is approximately $106 million per month.
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 was previously responsible for peacekeeping, had completely merged into this new force by December 31, 2007.
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." 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.
, the chairman of the African Union, announced UNAMID was likely to be an all-African peacekeeping force. The following countries have stated they are likely to take part in the peacekeeping mission at one point or another:
(UNAMID) is a joint African Union
African Union
The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
and United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
peacekeeping mission formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, adopted unanimously on July 31, 2007, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Sudan, the Council established the joint African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur in an attempt to end the violence in Darfur, for an...
on July 31, 2007, to bring stability to the war-torn
War in Darfur
The Darfur Conflict was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in...
Darfur
Darfur
Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur...
region of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
while peace talks on a final settlement continue.
Its initial 12-month mandate has been extended to July 31, 2010. Its budget is approximately $106 million per month.
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
African Union Mission in Sudan
The African Union Mission in Sudan was an African Union peacekeeping force operating primarily in the country's western region of Darfur with the aim of performing peacekeeping operations related to the Darfur conflict. Originally founded in 2004, with a force of 150 troops, by mid-2005, its...
(AMIS), which was previously responsible for peacekeeping, had completely merged into this new force by December 31, 2007.
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." The peacekeepers will be allowed to use force to protect civilians and humanitarian operations. UNAMID will be the first joint UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
/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.
Participants
On August 12, 2007, Alpha Oumar KonareAlpha Oumar Konaré
Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...
, the chairman of the African Union, announced UNAMID was likely to be an all-African peacekeeping force. The following countries have stated they are likely to take part in the peacekeeping mission at one point or another:
Casualties
UNAMID deaths by nationality Rwanda: 10 Nigeria: 4 Egypt: 2 Uganda: 2 Ghana: 1 South Africa: 1Unknown: 4 TOTAL: 24 |
- A Ugandan peacekeeper had been found shot dead in his car in the El Fasher region on May 29, 2008.
- On 8 July 2008, seven UN peacekeepers were killed, and 22 injured in an attack by a militia. The attack was reported and condemned by the United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security CouncilThe United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of...
. - A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on July 16, 2008.
- A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on October 7, 2008.
- A South African peacekeeper was killed on October 29, 2008.
- Two UNAMID peacekeepers were killed between November 2008 and February 2009.
- A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed in a firefight on March 17, 2009.
- A UNAMID peacekeeper was shot dead in front of his home in Nyala on May 8, 2009.
- A UNAMID peacekeeper was killed between June and August 2009.
- A Nigerian peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush in Sudan's western Darfur region on September 29, 2009.
- Three Rwandan peacekeepers were killed and three wounded in an ambush by gunmen while escorting a water tanker on December 4, 2009.
- On 6 December 2009, two more Rwandan peacekeepers were killed and one was wounded when gunmen opened fire from a crowd as Rwandan troops were distributing water.
- Two Egyptian peackeepers were killed and three wounded in an ambush near Edd al-Fursan in southern Darfur on May 7, 2010.