Darfur / UNAMID Daily Media Brief
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, November 29, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Daily Media Brief / 2010-11-28
Joint Mediator, Qatari delegation hold consultations on peace process in Darfur
AU-UN Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) for Darfur Djibrill Bassolé and the Qatari Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur. The visit is aimed at conducting extensive consultations on the ongoing Doha peace process with the local authorities and representatives of civil society, including internally displaced persons, nomadic communities and other stakeholders.
On arrival, the JCM and the Qatari delegations met with UNAMID Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari and representatives from the local community at the University of El Fasher. The mediation team delivered a briefing on progress made in the peace process and listened to participants in order to compile opinions on the way forward for the conflict in Darfur.
JCM Bassolé and the Qatari Foreign Minister will hold similar forums in Nyala, South Darfur, El Geneina and Zalingei, West Darfur, over the next three days.
UNAMID patrols
UNAMID military conducted 106 patrols including routine, short-range, long-range, night and humanitarian escort patrols covering 78 villages and IDP camps.
UNAMID police advisors conducted 66 patrols in villages and IDP camps.
SOURCE
United Nations – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID)
