UNAMID Confirms Closure of Darfur Peacekeeping Mission

Jakarta: The United Nations-African Union Mission Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has confirmed the decision to close the peacekeeping mission, which followed the unanimous adoption of a UN Security Council resolution on December 22, and progress made by the transitional Government of Sudan in addressing the conflict in the region.
 
"On December 22, 2020, The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2559 which ends UNAMID’s mandate on December 31 2020," said UNAMID in a press release on Wednesday.
 
"This latest decision of the Security Council means that Thursday December 31 will mark the end of UNAMID’s mandated operations in Darfur," it stated.

As of January 1, UNAMID’s troops and police personnel will focus on providing security for the Mission’s drawdown activities, personnel and assets.  
 
UNAMID will have a period of six months to undertake the drawdown, which will be conducted in a phased manner. 
 
This will involve repatriating troops, their vehicles and other equipment, separation of international and national staff as well as a sequential closure of Mission’s team sites and offices and handing them over to designated entities in line with UN rules.
 
This process should result in the withdrawal of all uniformed and civilian personnel from Sudan by June 30 2021, except for a liquidation team that will finalise any residual issues and complete the administrative closure of UNAMID.
 
With UNAMID ceasing all its mandate-related activities which have been centred on supporting the peace process, protection of civilians, including facilitation of delivery of humanitarian assistance and supporting the mediation of intercommunal conflicts, the Government of Sudan will fully assume its primary role for addressing all the issues in these areas.  
 
"The end of UNAMID’s mandate and its departure from Sudan does not mean the end of the international community’s support to Sudan," it stated.
 
"Indeed, UNITAMS and the United Nations Country Team will continue to support the Government of Sudan in addressing its multiple challenges related to security, political and economic challenges," it concluded.

 
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