Security situation in Darfur

 

Security situation in Darfur

 

KARTHUM, Sudan, July 20, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Security situation in Darfur No significant incidents were reported in the past 24 hours.

 

UK Special Envoy, Ambassador visit UNAMID

A British delegation led by Mr. Michael Ryder, the United Kingdom’s Special Envoy to the Sudan, and Mr. Nicholas Kay, the UK’s Ambassador to the Sudan, today met with UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari and other senior mission officials in El Fasher, North Darfur.

 

The one-day familiarization visit focused primarily on the political and security situation.

 

UNAMID patrols

UNAMID military forces conducted 101 patrols including routine, short-range, long-range, night and humanitarian escort patrols covering 85 villages and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps.

 

UNAMID police advisors conducted 173 patrols in villages and IDP camps.

 

SOURCE 

United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)