United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur

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United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur
UNAMID
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Formation 31 July 2007
Type Peacekeeping mission
Legal status Active
Head
 Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
Parent organization
 UN Security Council / African Union
Website unamid.unmissions.org

The United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is a joint African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 on 31 July 2007,[1] to bring stability to the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan while peace talks on a final settlement continue.[2]

Its initial 12-month mandate was extended to 31 July 2010.[3] As of 2008, its budget was approximately US $106 million per month.[4] 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 31 December 2007.[5]

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."[6] The peacekeepers are allowed to use force to protect civilians and humanitarian operations. UNAMID is the first joint UN/AU force and the largest peacekeeping mission.

As of December 2008, it had deployed 15,136 total uniformed personnel, including 12,194 troops, 175 military observers, and 2,767 police officers, who were supported by 786 international civilian personnel, 1,405 local civilian staff, and 266 UN volunteers.[7]


Authorisation[edit]

Initial authorization for the mission was approved by the UN Security Council in resolution 1769 of 31 July 2007.[8] This resolution set the strength of the mission as "... up to 19,555 military personnel, including 360 military observers and liaison officers, and an appropriate civilian component including up to 3,772 police personnel and 19 formed police units comprising up to 140 personnel each". The mission's authorisation was extended in essentially unchanged form for each of the following five years: UN Security Council resolution 1828 adopted on 31 July 2008, resolution 1881 on 30 July 2009, resolution 1935 on 30 July 2010, resolution 2003 on 29 July 2011, and resolution 2063 adopted on 31 July 2012.

Security Council resolution 2113 of 30 July 2013 extended the mandate of UNAMID for 13 months - to 31 August 2014 - but reduced the permitted force strength to 16,200 military personnel, 2,310 police personnel and 17 formed police units of up to 140 personnel.[9] The following year saw the mandate extended once again to 30 June 2015 (Security Council resolution 2173 of 27 August 2014).

Security Council resolution 2228 of 29 June 2015 further reduced the force strength, to no more than 15,845 military personnel, 1,583 police personnel and 13 formed police units of up to 140 personnel each. This remains the authorised strength following the latest extension of the mission's mandate through Security Council resolution 2296 of 29 June 2016.[10]

Leadership and Command[edit]

United Nations' missions come under a civilian Head of Mission, often called the Special Representative from the UN. UNAMID, as a joint mission, has a civilian head appointed by both the UN and AU. In October 2015 Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi (of Nigeria) was appointed as Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of UNAMID, succeeding Abiodun Oluremi Bashua (also of Nigeria).[11]

Force Commanders[edit]

No. Name Nationality From To
1 Maj. Gen. Martin Luther Agwai[12]  Nigeria 1 January 2008 31 August 2009
2 Lt. Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba[13]  Rwanda 1 September 2009 31 March 2013
3 Lt. Gen. Paul Ignace Mella[14]  Tanzania 4 June 2013 31 December 2015
4 Lt. Gen. Frank Mushyo Kamanzi[15]  Rwanda 1 January 2016 incumbent

Deputy Force Commanders[edit]

No. Name Nationality From To
1 Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Karenzi Karake[16]  Rwanda 1 January 2008 April 2009[17]
2 Maj. Gen. Duma Dumisani Mdutyana[18]  South Africa 31 May 2009
3 Maj. Gen. Wynjones Kisamba [19]  Tanzania September 2011 2013[20]
4 Maj. Gen. Balla Keita[21]  Senegal 2013 2015

Organisation[edit]

Sectors[edit]

The preceding African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) was organised in a number of Sectors, each under the command of a Colonel. When UNAMID took over from AMIS some of these sectors were merged and Sectors became Brigadier's commands.[22] Initially the Force was divided into three Sectors:

  • Sector North (El Fasher)
  • Sector West (El Geneina)
  • Sector South (Nyala)

By mid-2015 a further two Sectors had been established:

  • Sector Central (Zalingei)
  • Sector East (Al Da’ ein)

Major Units[edit]

A UNAMID map showing force deployment in December 2016 reveals the force comprised 14 infantry battalions (in addition to engineer, signals, medical and other support units).[23] These battalions were deployed as follows:

Sector North

  • El Fasher - Rwandan battalion (Rwanbatt 47)
  • Kabkabiya - Rwandan battalion (Rwanbatt 46)
  • Umm Barru - Senegal battalion
  • Kutum - Pakistani battalion
  • Tawila - Ethiopian battalion

Sector West

  • El Geneina - Indonesian battalion
  • Forobaranga - Burkina Faso battalion

Sector Central

  • Zalingei - Rwanda battalion (Rwanbatt 45)
  • Mukhjar - Ethiopian battalion

Sector South

  • Nyala - Nigerian battalion (Nibatt 45)
  • Graida - Ethiopian battalion
  • Edd al Fursan - Egyptian battalion
  • Khor Abeche - Tanzanian battalion

Sector East

  • Al Da'ein - Pakistani battalion

Participants[edit]

On 12 August 2007, Alpha Oumar Konare, chairman of the AU, announced that UNAMID was likely to be an all-African peacekeeping force.[24][25] As of 30 June 2013, the total number of personnel in the mission was 19,735:[26][27]

Country Police Experts Troops
 Bangladesh[28][29] 764 16 196
 Benin 1
 Bolivia 2
 Burkina Faso 184 12 808
 Burundi 71 8 2
 Cambodia 3
 Cameroon 14
 China[30] 233
 Ivory Coast 6
 Djibouti 151
 Egypt 245 24 1,062
 Ethiopia 26 16 2,549
 Gambia 156 211
 Germany 4 10
 Ghana 158 8 12
 Indonesia 156 4 1
 Iran 2 16
 Jamaica 12
 Jordan 531 13 12
 Kenya 5 80
 Kyrgyzstan 7 2
 Lesotho 2 1
 Libya 14
 Madagascar 9
 Malawi 59
 Malaysia 44 2 14
 Mali 7 1
 Mongolia 70
 Namibia 10 3
   Nepal 297 18 363
 Nigeria 372 14 2,573
 Pakistan 244 6 504
 Palau 1 1 1
 Peru 4
 Rwanda[31] 212 11 3,239
 Senegal[32] 300 19 795
 Sierra Leone 95 10 11
 South Africa 16 809
 South Korea 2
 Tajikistan 14
 Tanzania[33] 208 21 894
 Thailand 8 7
 Togo 140 7
 Tunisia 67
 Turkey 79
 Yemen 204 47 4
 Zambia 63 12 5
 Zimbabwe 6 2

Former contributors[edit]

  •  Canada[34]
  •  Ireland[35]
  •  Norway[36]
  •  South Africa South Africa withdrew her troops from UNAMID from1 April 2016 after nearly 12 years of deployments to Darfur. The first deployment of South African military observers to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) dating back to July 2004.[37] A South African Government statement gave the reason for the recall of its troops as: "The Sudanese government made it increasingly difficult for us to provide logistic support to our troops, and impossible for our forces to protect the women and children of that country".[38]

Casualties[edit]

UNAMID deaths by nationality

 Nigeria: 37
 Rwanda: 30
 Ethiopia: 26
 Sudan: 25
 Senegal: 16
 Tanzania: 14
 Burkina Faso: 13
 Sierra Leone: 13
 Egypt: 8
 South Africa: 8
 Gambia: 7
 Bangladesh: 6
 Jordan: 4
   Nepal: 4
 Uganda: 4
 Zambia: 4
 Ghana: 3
 Kenya: 3
 Barbados: 1
 Fiji: 1
 Liberia: 1
 Malawi: 1
 Malaysia: 1
 Morocco: 1
 Pakistan: 1
 Russian Federation: 1
 Thailand: 1
 Togo: 1
 Yemen: 1

TOTAL: 236[39]

As of 31 October 2016, 236 UN personnel had died whilst serving with UNAMID.[40]

Incidents[edit]

  • A Ugandan peacekeeper was found shot dead in his car in the El Fasher region on 29 May 2008.[41]
  • On 8 July 2008, seven UN peacekeepers were killed and 22 injured in an attack by a militia.[42] The attack was reported and condemned by the United Nations Security Council.[43]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on 16 July 2008.[44]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed on 7 October 2008.[45]
  • A South African peacekeeper was killed on 29 October 2008.[46]
  • Two UNAMID peacekeepers were killed between November 2008 and February 2009.[47]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed in a firefight on 17 March 2009.[48]
  • A UNAMID peacekeeper was shot dead in front of his home in Nyala on 8 May 2009.[49]
  • A UNAMID peacekeeper was killed between June and August 2009.[50]
  • A Nigerian peacekeeper was killed in an ambush in Sudan's western Darfur region on 29 September 2009.[50]
  • Three[51] Rwandan peacekeepers were killed and three wounded in an ambush by gunmen while escorting a water tanker on 4 December 2009.[52]
  • 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.[53]
  • Two Egyptian peackeepers were killed and three wounded in an ambush near Edd al-Fursan in southern Darfur on 7 May 2010.[54]
  • One UNAMID peacekeeper was killed, and three others were critically wounded, in an attack on 21 January 2013 while they were patrolling in Darfur.[55]
  • One UNAMID peacekeeper was killed and two injured on 19 April 2013 in an attack on their base at Muhajeria in East Darfur.[56]
  • Seven Tanzanian peacekeepers were killed on 13 July 2013.[57]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769. S/RES/1769(2007) 31 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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  3. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1881. S/RES/1881(2009) 31 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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