MaximsNewsNetwork: DARFUR FORCE COMMANDERS UNAMID
MaximsNewsNetwork: 28 August 2009 - UNAMID: The outgoing Force Commander of the joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Martin Luther Agwai hands over the reins to Patrick Nyamvumba of Rwanda. The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today (24 August) held a farewell parade in honor of its outgoing Force Commander, General Martin Luther Agwai. The ceremony held at El Fasher stadium marked the end of the Nigerian force commanders service in the mission area leading more than 15,000 UN-AU peacekeepers in the war-torn region of Darfur. In his speech, General Agwai paid tribute to all officers, soldiers, police and civilian personnel who lost their lives while serving the cause of peace and humanity in Darfur. He highlighted the achievements made so far, including progress made in the areas of deployment of UNAMID forces in Darfur as well as the challenges the mission in Darfur faces such as lack of critical strategic enablers in peacekeeping. SOUNDBITE (English) General Martin Luther Agwai, Force Commander, African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID): "I am leaving as a fulfilled commander, because despite all odds, I am leaving at a time Darfur is experiencing a significant reduction in the level of violence, largely due to the mission contribution in the area of civilian protection, humanitarian intervention, as well as conflict prevention and resolution at local level." Agwai also stressed that the way forward for UNAMID was to continue developing its operational capabilities, patrol skills in particular, in order to extend UNAMIDs area of influence, citing more challenges ahead. SOUNDBITE (English) General Martin Luther Agwai, Force Commander, African Union- United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID): "I believe we have made remarkable progress in this troubled region but we still have much more to do especially with the lack of an all-inclusive comprehensive peace agreement, the general election that are coming and the referendum of 2011." The outgoing force commander took the opportunity to introduce his successor, General Patrick Nyamvumba of Rwanda, to senior military officials and to the contingent representatives, as well as UN civilian personnel attending the farewell ceremony. Nyamvumba acknowledged the tasks ahead but vowed he'd march on from where his predecessor had left. SOUNDITE (English) General Patrick Nyamvumba, Force Commander Designate, African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID): "Darfur is a challenging place but the outgoing team has done a wonderful job which we should be able to build upon to propel the force and the mission to the desired end state." General Martin Luther Agwai was appointed by the Chairperson of African Union and Secretary-General of the United Nations, arriving in Darfur in July 2007 as Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) and the first Force Commander of the AU-UN Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID). During his military career, he also served as Deputy Force Commander of the UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and Adviser in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at UN Headquarters in New York. MaximsNewsNetwork: News Network for the United Nations and the International Community. See: http://www.MaximsNews.com. "GIVING POWER & RESONANCE TO THE VOICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY" .
MaximsNewsNetwork
MaximsNews
Network
Darfur
force
commanders
UNAMID
Sudan
African
Union
Channels:
Military & War
Added: 376 days ago by
wazobia
Runtime: 02:13 |
Views: 47 |
Comments: 0
Not yet rated
MaximsNewsNetwork: DARFUR: UN FORCE COMMANDER MARTIN LUTHER AGWAI
MaximsNewsNetwork: 06 August 2009 - UNAMID - UNTV: Briefing the press, UNAMID Force Commander Martin Luther Agwai says his mission has done much to stabilize the situation in Darfur, but that until UNAMID is fully deployed, some camps for internally displaced people in the conflict-torn region will have to go without 24/7 security. The force commanders of the UN peacekeeping missions in Darfur and the Democratic Republic of Congo today (6 August) briefed the press at UN headquarters in New York. The outgoing military commander of the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Martin Luther Agwai told reporters that his mission had made progress in stabilizing the situation in Darfur, but was still in urgent need of equipment and troops to boost mobility. Agwai said there were still too many internally displaced people (IDPs) in Darfur, and UNAMID was currently not able to provide round-the-clock security for all IDP camps. But he said we are beginning to expand now and if equipment like utility helicopters become available and all forces are deployed according to the goal of 92 percent deployment by the end of the year, well be able to tell more of the right things happening on the ground. Currently UNAMID provides 24/7 security only to the largest and most volatile camps that number up to 100,000 people. Patrols are dispatched to smaller camps according to a set schedule, for example to protect women who are vulnerable to rape while collecting firewood. Asked who was responsible for such attacks, Agwai pointed to members of both the government forces and rebel movements. He said there was evidence on the ground that the same forces that are supposed to provide that security turn back to molest the same people they are supposed to secure. In response to a question on the impact of the Sudanese governments March decision to expel 13 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) following the indictment of President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court, Agwai said there was still a gap in delivering humanitarian aid but things thank god did not go as bad as we all thought. However Agwai said UNAMID was feeling the pinch; in the absence of another source, peacekeepers have continued to deliver 40,000 liters of water to the ZamZam IDP camp every day since March. The commander of the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Babacar Gaye told reporters that as the largest UN peacekeeping mission, MONUC faced all the problems of UN peacekeeping. Responding to a question about the 3,000 additional troops mandated to MONUC after the crisis in North Kivu last fall, Gaye said they were still drastically needed to implement MONUCs protection mandate. However, those troops still had not arrived. Asked about the results of a recent MONUC fact-finding mission to investigate claims of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in the east, Gaye said that the allegations were not precise enough to see anything on the ground, and there was nothing on the ground for being an evidence that something took place. That was why it had been decided to send as soon as possible a fact-finding mission every time there is this kind of accusation so that evidence could be secured. MaximsNewsNetwork: News Network for the United Nations and the International Community. See: http://www.MaximsNews.com. "GIVING POWER & RESONANCE TO THE VOICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY"
MaximsNews
Network
Sudan
Darfur
UN
force
commander
Martin
Luther
Agwai
UNAMID
Channels:
Military & War
Added: 376 days ago by
wazobia
Runtime: 02:54 |
Views: 34 |
Comments: 0
Not yet rated
UNAMID Force Commander General Martin Luther Agwai briefs the press one day after a UNAMID helicopter was shot at while it was flying over JEM-controlled territory. The General is right about the fact that the world expects the peacekeepers to keep the peace in Darfur but have tied their hands. The peacekeepers do not have proper equipment, mandate or power. They are just sitting ducks in Darfur who can do nothing but stay in their base and "keep the peace"
darfur
sudan
general
un
united
nations
peacekeepers
peace
helicopter
attack
mandate
press
conference
UNAMID
force
JEM
Channels:
Military & War
Added: 376 days ago by
wazobia
Runtime: 01:52 |
Views: 37 |
Comments: 0
Not yet rated
ROSSLYN'S INTERPRETATION OF THE JEWISH WEDDING
Watch my favorite nine videos about Jewish weddings. This video interprets the symbolism of the traditional weddings coming from ancient times. The Huppah is the canopy under which the bride and Groom stand under. The open sides means that the guests are welcome. It is open house for the feast. The Messiah went to the wedding in Cana of some relatives of the family. He enjoyed weddings as it reminded Him of the final end to sin.
Rosslyn
Chapel
Jewish
wedding
tradition
ancient
Gabon
Cameroon
Central
African
Republic
Sudan
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Chad
Nigeria
Benin
Togo
Ghana
Ivory
Coast
Liberia
Sierra
Leone
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal
Mauritania
Western
Sahara
Tunisia
Libya
Mali
Burtima
Faso
Niger
Slovenia
Austria
Czech
Slovakie
Croatia
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Moldova
Lithuania
Belarus
Latvia
Estonia
Yemen
Oman
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Ornan
Cyprus
Guyana
Channels:
Personal Videos
Added: 383 days ago by
omonaija
Runtime: 10:14 |
Views: 67 |
Comments: 0
Not yet rated
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Author & Activist Pt 4
From April, 2006 Wole Soyinka Democracy Now Legendary Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka, the first African to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, joins us to discuss oil in the Niger Delta, the effect of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq on Africa and why he titled his new memoir You Must Set Forth at Dawn. [includes rush transcript] Part I of our interview is about the Dafur Crisis in Sudan. Part II of our conversation with legendary Nigerian writer and political activist, Wole Soyinkathe first African ever to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. For decades, he has been an outspoken critic of many Nigerian administrations, and of political tyrannies worldwide. He is the author of many novels and plays. His latest work is a memoir titled: You Must Set Forth at Dawn. Links: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1986/soyinka-bio.html http://www.postcolonialweb.org/soyinka/soyinkaov.html
wole
soyinka
nigeria
nigerian
mandela
author
darfur
crisis
sudan
lumumba
kenyatta
nkrumah
sekou
toure
haile
selassie
pan
africanism
africa
african
black
love
power
panthers
noi
mlk
malcolm-x
fela
femi
kuti
delta
oil
colonialism
exploitation
democracy
now
Channels:
Movies
Added: 471 days ago by
omonaija
Runtime: 10:10 |
Views: 61 |
Comments: 0
Not yet rated
