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The United Nations Mission in Darfur – Archives
The UN Security Council decided on Tuesday to end the tasks of the joint United Nations-African Union mission in the Darfur region, “UNAMID”, before December 31, after more than 13 years since the mission established its operations in the region.
The 15 members of the Council unanimously agreed to end the mission’s tasks in a six-month plan, so the forces would fully withdraw on June 30.
According to the United Nations website, the mission includes 4,000 military personnel and 480 security advisers for the police forces, in addition to 483 international civilians and 945 local civilian employees.
In 2003, the Darfur region of western Sudan witnessed a conflict waged by rebels against Khartoum. The government forces of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Arab militias were accused of committing widespread violations, and figures estimate that 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced in the conflict.
After Al-Bashir’s government was overthrown in April 2019, in popular demonstrations, a joint military-civilian government was agreed to administer the three-year transition period.
In July, the Security Council established a political mission to help Sudan maintain a peaceful transition phase, especially in Darfur, to help monitor humanitarian aid.
In October, the transitional government in Khartoum ended a peace agreement with some rebel groups in Darfur, but the agreement excluded the rebel group active in the region, amid fears that the withdrawal of “UNAMID” would pose a threat. additional for the region’s population, according to Reuters.
