Unamid Head ‘encouraged’ after meeting Darfur armed movements

The African Union-United Nations Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, met with the leadership of the Darfur non-signatory movements during a three-day visit to in Kampala, Uganda, which began on 10 February. The ‘non-signatories’ include those movements who have not signed the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD). Chambas met with the leaders of the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW), Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM) and the Justice and Equality Movement/Gibril Ibrahim (JEM/Gibril) to follow-up on the outcomes of the technical workshop on peace and security in Darfur held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in December 2013. “I am encouraged by my discussions with the movements and their positive but cautious consideration of the Government’s calls for reconciliation and national dialogue. As the Mediation we will engage with all the parties to turn these hopeful signs into concrete steps towards peace for Darfur and Sudan,” Chambas said. Picture: At the meeting in Kampala (l-r) Abdul Wahid, Gibril Ibrahim, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, and Minni Minawi (Luce Remy / Unamid) Related: Unamid head holds ‘frank and fruitful’ talks with Darfur rebels (10 February 2014) Unamid opens conference on ‘Understanding Tribal Conflicts in Darfur’ (10 February 2014)