Sudanese President Awards Neelain Order to outgoing UNAMID Commander
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday awarded the Commander of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Patrick Nyamvumba, the Neelain Order (First Class) on the occasion of his assignment’s expiration in Sudan. Following his meeting with Bashir, the Rwandan Commander expressed his thanks and appreciation to the government and people of Sudan for their cooperation and great support rendered to the mission which he said contributed to the success of its work during his tenure in the country. Patrick praised the peace which has been achieved so far in Darfur through the Doha agreement, stressing that UNAMID will continue to support the peace process among all parties. The African Union/UN Hybrid operation in Darfur, referred to by its acronym UNAMID, was established on 31 July 2007 with the adoption of Security Council resolution 1769. UNAMID has the protection of civilians as its core mandate. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
