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Situation in Darfur : UNAMID report

United Nations, New York, 23 November 2009 - Out on the racks is the Secretary-General's latest report on the African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, (UNAMID), released today. The report, which covers the period between July and October this year, details progress on the implementation of UNAMID's mandate as well as efforts on the political process and progress on the security and humanitarian situation. In the report, the Secretary-General notes that though UNAMID continues to focus on its critical tasks of civilian protection and facilitation of humanitarian delivery, the mission's work has been hampered by a number of serious challenges. These include increased threats to international staff in Darfur, ongoing military activities between Chad and Sudan and within Darfur, and the absence of a comprehensive negotiated settlement to the Darfur crisis. UNAMID personnel continue to be the target of criminal activity and banditry, including harassment and violent attacks, according to the report. One extremely alarming development is the kidnapping of international staff serving in Darfur, including two UNAMID staff members who were kidnapped on 29 August and are still being held by their captors. The report further notes that the political process for Darfur has reached a critical juncture. The Secretary-General urges all parties to the Darfur conflict to use the current opportunity offering by the Doha Talks to re-engage with the peace process in good faith, so that a sustainable peace could be achieved for all Darfurians. The United Nations - African Union Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID), reports that more than 150 ex-combatants have taken part in the first of a three-day demobilization and reintegration programme sponsored by the Government of Sudan and supported by UNAMID. The programme involves briefings on reintegration, verification of administrative documents, medical and disability screening, fingerprinting, and the issuance of identification cards. Participants are given a cash payment of 400 Sudanese Pounds ($150 USD), and after two months they will be issued food vouchers and other basic amenities. In all, more than 400 ex-combatants from North Darfur are expected to be demobilized in El Fasher alone. Two additional demobilization and reintegration events are scheduled for West and South Darfur shortly. The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, has expressed concern about the presence of children amongst Sudan's non-State armed groups and the association of some children within the Sudan Armed Forces. Coomaraswamy was speaking at the end of nine-day trip to Sudan, where she visited Khartoum, El-Fasher and El-Geneina in Darfur, as well as Juba, Yambio and Bor in Southern Sudan. She welcomed the signing of an action plan by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to end the use of children as soldiers in Juba on 20 November 2009. Coomaraswamy also commends the Government of National Unity for the progress made in the last two years to strengthen the protection of children. She also welcomed the fact that silence around sexual violence has been broken and can be spoken about more openly. The Special Representative calls upon the Government to adopt as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive national strategy to combat gender-based violence that includes prevention, accountability and response. News story : http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp...