Unamid mandate extended to end of year, Sudan to get new UN force

Unamid peacekeepers patrol at Shagra village in North Darfur October 18, 2012. PHOTO | REUTERS

The United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan, Unamid, will cease operations on December 31, 2020, and will be replaced by a civilian mission focusing on the country’s democratic transition.

The UN Security Council announced the decision in a virtual meeting on June 4, after delaying the decision for four days following the resistance of the Sudan military wing of the transitional government that did not want another military deployment.