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UNAMID projected to have 95% of its troops deployed by December 2009

A senior UN official has reported that UNAMID, the AU-UN hybrid peacekeeping force operating in Darfur, is to have 95% of its mandated troop capacity deployed by the end of the year. To date only 18,000 of the 26,000 strong force have been deployed. More...

More civilians killed by Sudanese army
Sudanese army and allied militia attacks near Jebel Marra in North Darfur have killed a number of civilians and displaced over 5000 people who fled to mainly to El Fasher Kutum camps and are in need of assistance. Korma and Jebel Marra are largely ‘no go’ areas for UNAMID. More...

Humanitarian situation near Chad border ‘alarming’
The humanitarian situation for 200,000 IDPs in Wadi Saleh, near El Geneina   western Darfur , near the border with Chad  is said to be alarming, and women have become victims of rape by the militias massed by the government near the border. More...

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DAN in the Media

Cameras help Melbourne's Sudanese Children - The Age, 19th January 2009

Available here.

Justice poses its own dangers - The Age, 16th July 2008

Available here.

Australia is Failing the People of Darfur - The Age, 20th June 2008

An opinion piece by Sarah Hellings (Darfur Australia Network) and Dr Alex Bellamy (Asia-Pacific Centre for Responsibility to Protect). Available here.  

China's role in Darfur Deadly - Canberra Times, 6th May 2008

An opinion piece written by DAN Vice President, Alpha Lisimba. Available here.