The African Union Mission in Sudan

Abstract

The signing of the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement on 8 April 2005 by the government of Sudan (GoS), Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) paved the way for the African Union (AU) to approve the African Mission in Sudan (AMIS) on 28 May 2005. Later the first deployment of a force composed of 80 military observers (MilObs) and 600 soldiers as protectors was approved. At the 17th meeting of the PSC the mission was enlarged to make provision for a staff of 3,320 and a budget of US$220 million. After a joint assessment of AMIS, the PSC decided on 28 April 2005 to further enlarge the mission to 6,171 military personnel and 1,560 police, with a budget of US$466 million.