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El Fasher, 17 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today condemned an attack by armed elements against a Sudanese military position in North Darfur. Armed elements, allegedly part of the…
El Fasher, 8 May 2009 – The African Union-United Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announces with deep regret that one of its peacekeepers was shot and killed last night in South Darfur during a carjacking incident. At approximately…
El Fasher, 28 May 2009 – The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers today with a series of events celebrating the efforts of UNAMID’s thousands of military…
Abidjan, 28 May 2009 ........ The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, YJ Choi, received the Director of UNICEF's Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dr. Gianfranco Rotigliano, in…
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KABUL - After almost three decades of war in Afghanistan one of the key priorities for reconstruction has been improving the road network in the country. The years of conflict left Afghanistan with almost no infrastructure…
27 May 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Robert Watkins of Canada as deputy United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, with responsibility for development and humanitarian affairs. In addition to being Mr. Ban’s…
27 May 2009 -- The first batch of more than 60 new Sierra Leonean police officers has arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to start work with the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Some 40…
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KABUL - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan has said there are “positive trends” in the country which need to be reinforced. Speaking in Oslo, Norway, at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session which gathered…
Abéché -- MINURCAT Force organized on Saturday, 23 May, its first medal parade since taking over from EUFOR on 15 March 2009. A total of 17 soldiers from 11 nationalities received their medal on this day. The Special…
A MINURCAT mission, including officers from Human Rights, Humanitarian, Mine Action, Gender, and Public Information, undertook on Thursday, 21 May, 2009, a mission to Am Dam to assess the humanitarian situation following…
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KABUL - Chris Alexander, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, has left after six years in the country. Mr Alexander worked in Kabul from 2003, first as Canadian ambassador…