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Sudan: UN Envoy Demands Immediate Release of Staff Detained in Darfur

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 May 2011.  The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today called for the immediate and unconditional release of two civilian members of staff arrested by Sudanese authorities.

In a meeting with staff, Ibrahim Gambari, the UN-AU Joint Representative and head of UNAMID, said the arrest of the two national staff contravened the Status of Forces Agreement between UNAMID and the Government of Sudan.

The agreement…

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