African Union Mission in Sudan

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The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) was a regional peacekeeping operation deployed by the African Union to monitor ceasefires, protect civilians, and support stability in Sudan’s Darfur region during the mid-2000s conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African Union mission
peacekeeping mission
abbreviation AMIS
aim protection of internally displaced persons
reduction of violence against civilians
stabilization of Darfur region
authorizedBy African Union Peace and Security Council
conflict Darfur conflict ONNED1
countryServed Sudan
endTime 2007
hasComponent civilian police
civilian staff
military observers
hasJurisdiction areas covered by the N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
headquartersLocation El Fasher
North Darfur NERFINISHED
legalBasis African Union Peace and Security Council
surface form: African Union Peace and Security Council decisions
locatedIn western Sudan
surface form: Western Sudan
mandate facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance
monitor and verify violations of the N’Djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement
monitor ceasefire in Darfur
protect civilians under imminent threat
support confidence-building measures between parties to the conflict
support implementation of peace agreements in Darfur
notableLimitation insufficient troop strength
limited mandate enforcement capacity
logistical constraints
operatedBy African Union
partOf African Peace and Security Architecture
surface form: African Union peace and security architecture
peaceProcessContext Darfur peace talks
precededBy African Union Mission in Sudan self-linksurface differs
surface form: African Union Ceasefire Commission in Darfur
regionServed Darfur NERFINISHED
replacedBy United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur
surface form: African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
shortName UNAMID predecessor
startTime 2004
status terminated
subjectOf international evaluations of peacekeeping effectiveness
supportedBy European Union
NATO
United Nations
individual donor states
terminationReason replacement by UN–AU hybrid mission
theatreOfOperations Darfur NERFINISHED
transitionedTo United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur
surface form: African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

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Darfur conflict peacekeepingMission African Union Mission in Sudan
Darfur region hasPeacekeepingMission African Union Mission in Sudan
African Union Mission in Sudan precededBy African Union Mission in Sudan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: African Union Ceasefire Commission in Darfur