UNAMID

• In 2008, UNAMID joined the AU/UN mission - sent 18,000 peacekeepers and police to Sudan.

  • This joint operation was useful for UN.

  The UN's work with the AU was more of a partnership than, for example, the UN's use of NATO in the Balkans had been.

  Despite this, progress was slow

  There were many different rebel groups fighting each other and the government, and the humanitarian crisis continued to get worse.
• • By 2009: 16,370 aid workers from a variety of international organisations, helping 4.7 million people in Darfur.
  • After March 2009 the number of aid workers reduced quickly, as Sudan forced several international organisations to leave.

  Leader: Omar al-Bashir

  • International Criminal Court (ICC) called for his arrest on charges of war crimes.
• UNAMID, stayed in Sudan - overworked, under-resourced and often unable to protect civilians.
• UNAMID Mandate


  Protect civilians, without prejudice

  Help the delivery of humanitarian aid by UN and other international agencies

  Protect old humanitarian workers

  Meditate between the government of Sudan and armed groups that had not signed the 2006 Darfur peace agreement

  Work to help address conflict in communities, including root cause of conflict

  Assist in promoting human rights, rule of law and political processes

  Monitor Sudan's borders with Chad and the Central African republic