Darfur / UNAMID Daily Media Brief
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, March 25, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Daily Media Brief / 2010-03-25
Security situation in Darfur
The security situation in Darfur remains relatively calm.
UNAMID military forces conducted 114 patrols including routine, short range, long range, night, and Humanitarian escort patrols, covering 90 villages and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps during the reporting period.
UNAMID police advisors also conducted 197 patrols in villages and IDP camps.
UNAMID honors Chinese and Egyptian peacekeepers in South Darfur
The AU-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) yesterday paid tribute to 615 Egyptian and Chinese peacekeepers, deployed in Nyala, South Darfur, in recognition of their commitment to the achievement of security and stability in Darfur.
UNAMID Force Commander Lt Gen. Patrick Nyamvumba expressed the Mission’s gratitude for their hard work and dedicated service. “You have worked relentlessly to execute UNAMID’s mandate, to bring security and hope to Darfur. I urge you to continue with the same zeal and enthusiasm towards achieving peace” he said.
Those commended included 315 members of the Third Chinese Peacekeeping Engineering Company and 300 members of the Egyptian battalion.
SOURCE
United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
