MaximsNewsNetwork: DARFUR CONFLICT WARNING by IBRAHIM GAMBARI (UNAMID)

MaximsNewsNetwork: 07 July 2010 - UNAMID: Khartoum, Sudan - Six months after his appointment as the Joint Special Representative of the AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Ibrahim Gambari outlined a few of the accomplishments made by UNAMID in the troubled region of Darfur.

At a press conference held yesterday in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city, Gambari urged the international community to remain engaged in Darfur to achieve peace and development.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations- African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur:
"I call upon the international community not to abandon the people of Darfur, because the attention seems to be shifting to the referendum as if the conflict of Darfur has ended or the challenges have been addressed. So the international community please still remains engaged and to work with all the stake holders to bring a lasting and Just solution to the conflict in Darfur."

Gambari added that both insurgents and government forces had prevented UNAMID from entering areas hit by a resurgence of violence over the past two months.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations- African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur:
"I call on all the divisions parties in Darfur to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities and un- restricted access by UNAMID and humanitarian community to all the areas of Darfur."

Gambari however highlighted the improved relationship between the Sudanese and Chadian governments since an agreement was reached in January this year. Each country accused the other of supporting armed rebel groups that cross the border to attempt to destabilize the government.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Gambari, United Nations- African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur:
"I'm encouraged by the fact that improvement in Chad and Sudan relation is seem to hold and the evidence is in that since the signing of agreement between Chad and Sudan Ndjamena on the 15 January, UNAMID has not received any of report of cross boarder incident."

UNAMID took over the peacekeeping task in Darfur from the African Union Mission at the end of 2008.
The UNAMID chief added that the mission would complete deployment of 92 percent of its military component and 84 percent of its police component by the end of this year.

Among the achievements include the deployment of five tactical helicopters which boosted the mission's capacity to respond to emergency situations and enhance the security of civilians and internally displaced people in Darfur.
..... ( UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION HYBRID OPERATION IN DARFUR: UNAMID ) ....
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