Darfur / Security situation in Darfur is relatively calm
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, May 28, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
On Darfur, the security situation in Darfur is relatively calm today, according to the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
Yesterday, the Mission evacuated 19 seriously injured victims of the latest fighting in the Umm Barru area of North Darfur. The Mission also delivered medical supplies to civilians in the area.
UNAMID also sent out 69 military patrols in the past 24 hours, while its police force conducted another 85 patrols to ensure the safety of civilians. Meanwhile, some 40 police officers from Sierra Leone today joined the Mission’s ranks in El Fasher, with another 22 expected to arrive tomorrow. The Mission intends to deploy them across Darfur after a two-week induction programme.
SOURCE
United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
