New York — The UN Security Council (UNSC) today decided to extend the mandate of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (Unamid), for one year, until 30 June 2017.
In a press statement today, the UNSC said that unanimously adopting resolution 2296 (2016), the Council further decided that Unamid will consist of up to 15,845 military personnel, 1,583 police personnel and 13 formed police units of up to 140 personnel each. This authorised troop and police ceiling remains unchanged from when the Council extended Unamid's mandate a year ago.
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