Peace mission in Sudan's Darfur ends
China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-02 09:17
Milestone peace accord
On Dec 22, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2559 which ends the UNAMID's mandate on Dec 31.
In October, a milestone peace agreement was reached between the Sudanese authorities and two armed groups in Darfur.
Fighting erupted in Darfur between ethnic minority rebels and the central government in 2003. Since then, nearly 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been displaced.
The Sudanese government "will take over responsibility for the protection of civilians in the area", UNAMID said.
A UN political mission－the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, or UNITAMS－will be installed in Darfur after UNAMID's departure.
It will be tasked with assisting Sudan's transition, peace-building, and aid disbursement.
Sudan's Foreign Minister Omar Qamareddine said on Thursday that UNAMID contributed to achieving peace.
"It's true that its tenure was marred by some obstacles but it was, overall, good," he said, adding the deployment of government troops across the region will be completed by March.
Xinhua - Agencies
