Darfur / Bangladeshi Multi-role Logistics Unit arrived in Nyala

 

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, October 24, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the offices of the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General and the spokesperson for the General Assembly president

 

 

 

On Darfur, the first group of the Bangladeshi Multi-role Logistics Unit, comprising 163 personnel, arrived in Nyala, South Darfur, today, giving the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur [UNAMID] a much needed boost in logistical support.

 

UNAMID reports that the remaining 162 officers are expected to arrive tomorrow.  Today’s deployment brings the total number of UNAMID forces in Darfur to 8,917.

 

SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General