Global General

Canada welcomes mandate renewal of Darfur mission

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-05 17:21

OTTAWA -- Canada has welcomed the United Nations Security Council's extension of the African Union-UN Hybrid Mission in Sudan (UNAMID), of which it is a member, to July 31, 2011.

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"Canada commends the Mission's work and is encouraged that it will continue its efforts to support peace and stability in Darfur," Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said in a statement released Wednesday.

He said that, in keeping with the resolution, Canada urged the government of Sudan to comply with its obligations to cooperate with UNAMID and remove all obstacles to the Mission's operations.

"As the UN Security Council resolution states, there can be no military resolution to the Darfur conflict. Canada fully supports the peace process in Doha, Qatar, led by the African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Djibrill Ypene Bassole," Cannon said.

In addition to deploying Canadian forces personnel to UNAMID, Canada, which currently co-chairs the Friends of UNAMID group along with the United States, provides equipment, such as armored personnel carriers, and training to police units deployed to the Mission.