Sudan: Darfuris Criticise UNAMID's 'Weak Mandate'

18 September 2013

West Darfur — The Unamid department in West Darfur has announced that it closed its offices in the locality of Kulbus and has handed it over to the Sudanese government, as agreed within the current arrangements to reduce the peacekeeping forces in Darfur. The Association of Displaced Persons and Refugees of Darfur, however, criticises the "weak mandate" given to Unamid.

The head of the Unamid department in West Darfur state confirmed in a statement quoted by Sudanese newspapers on Tuesday, that the closure of the offices came after the full confirmation that the security situation in Kulbus locality is completely stable.

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